undergraduate major: Social Work
General Course Framework
Below is a general framework for the flow of courses throughout the four year program.
Bachelor of Science Degree
Freshman Year
| First Semester | Sem. Hrs. | Second Semester | Sem. Hrs. |
| Biology-Life Lecture |
2 | Biology-Life Lecture |
2 |
| Biology-Life Lab |
1 | Biology-Life Lab |
1 |
| Foreign Language Elective |
3 | Foreign Language Elective |
3 |
| ENGLISH 101 or 115 English Composition or Rhetoric |
3 | ENGLISH Literature Elective |
3 |
| SOCIOLOGY 101 Introduction to Sociology |
3 | General Psychology |
3 |
| PHILOSOPHY 100 Ethics as an Introduction to Philosophy |
3 | THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations |
3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 |
Sophomore
| First Semester | Sem. Hrs. | Second Semester | Sem. Hrs. |
| Economics of Society | 3 | Adolescence-Older Adulthood | 3 |
| Survey of Society in Social Work | 3 | Social Problems | 3 |
| Child Welfare and Development |
3 | ENGLISH or CLASSICS 205 Literature and the Moral Imagination |
3 |
| THEOLOGY Scripture/History or Christ Sys Elective |
3 | THEOLOGY Ethics or Rel/Cultural Elective |
3 |
| PHILOSOPHY 290 Theory of Knowledge |
3 | PHILOSOPHY Elective |
3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 |
Junior
| First Semester | Sem. Hrs. | Second Semester | Sem. Hrs. |
| HISTORY I | 3 | HISTORY II | 3 |
| MATH Elective |
3 | MATH Statistics |
3 |
| Research Methodology | 3 | Social Policy | 3 |
| Values, Poverty and Society | 3 | Women/Men: Myth and Reality | 3 |
| SOCW 318* | 3 | Social Work Theory/Practice I | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 | Pre-Placement Seminar | 1 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 16 |
*SOCW 318 fulfills the Cultural Diversity Elective.
Senior
| First Semester | Sem. Hrs. | Second Semester | Sem. Hrs. |
| Social Work Theory/Practice II | 3 | Fine Arts Course | 3 |
| Social Work Field Instruction | 4 | Social Work Field Instruction | 4 |
| Social Work Seminar | 2 | Social Work Seminar | 2 |
| Research Paper | 1 | Support Core | 3 |
| Support Core | 3 | Support Core | 3 |
| Societal Focus Course E/RS+ | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 |
+BIOL 120 Life: Ecology or Values, Poverty and Society fulfills this requirement for Social Work majors.