Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Degree Course Framework

Below is a general framework for the flow of courses throughout the four year program. (Italics indicate BSW required courses taught outside the department.) 

Freshman Year

First Semester Cr Second Semester Cr
SOCW 167 Survey of Society in SW 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology or SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology 3
Second Language I 3 Second Language II 3
ENGLISH 101 or 115
English Composition or Rhetoric
3 Historical Perspectives 3
PHIL 100 Ethics as an Intro to Philosophy 3 THEO 111 Theological Foundations 3
CORE 100 First Year Seminar 3 Creative Perspectives Elective 3
CORE 101 1st Year Co-Curricular Program 0 CORE 102 1st Year Co-Curricular Program 0
Total 15 Total 15

Sophomore

First Semester Cr Second Semester Cr
SOCW 299
Child Welfare and Development
3 SOCW 300
Adolescence-Older Adulthood
3
SOCW 206
Intro to Diversity & Intersectionality
3 Humanities Elective 3
ENGL 205 Lit and Moral Imagination 3 SOCW 208
Economics of Society
3
PHILOSOPHY 200
Philosophy Perspective
3 Oral Communications Flag 3
BIOL 102 or 106: Biology 2
Social Work Elective #1
3
BIOL 103 or 107: Biology Lab 1
Total 15 Total 15

Junior

First Semester Cr Second Semester Cr
PSYC 101 General Psychology or
SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology
3 General Elective 3
SOCW 392 Practice I: Individuals 3 SOCW 316 Social Policy 3
SOCW 315 Values, Human Rights, Advocacy 3 MATH 116 or 156 Elem Stats/Gen Stats 3
SOCW 321 Communication Skills for Diverse Clients 3 SOCW 393 Practice II: Groups 3
Social Work Elective #2 3 SOCW 318 Race Relations 3
Total 15 Total 15

Senior

First Semester Cr Second Semester Cr
SOCW 394 Practice III: Communities and Organizations 3 General Elective 3
SOCW 417 Social Work Practicum 3 SOCW 418 Social Work Practicum 3
SOCW 419 Social Work Seminar 3 SOCW 420 Social Work Seminar 3
SOCW 423 Research Methodology 3 SOCW 425 Applied Research Methods 3
Social Work Elective #3 3 SOCW 404 Religion, Ethics and Professional Practice  3
Total 15 Total 15