Nov 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Work, B.S.


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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Social Work


Note: A minimum of 60 credits in Liberal Arts is required.

1.0 Course Requirements in Sociology and Social Work: 50 cr


Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Social Work: 62 cr


3.0 Core/Liberal Studies Requirements


3.1 Foundation: 7 cr


3.2 Distribution


Breadth: 18 cr

  • 3 Credit(s)
  • Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies 3 Credit(s)
  • Fine Arts 3 Credit(s)
  • History 3 Credit(s)
  • Literature 3 Credit(s)
  • Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
  • Natural Science 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
  • Social Science 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
Pathway: 12 cr

Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements.

  • Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.

Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement: 37 cr


4.0 Electives: 21 cr


Total Credit Requirement for Graduation: 120 cr


5.0 The student must obtain a grade of C or better in all sociology and social-work courses required for the major in social work.

Recommended Program Sequence for a Social Work Major


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