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School of Social Science and Human Services 
Social Work (BSW) 
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Social Work (BSW) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY:
MATH 101 thru 121
SELECT ONE GE-HISTORY:
HIST 101-110
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SERVICES
REQUIREMENTS
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SOSC 235 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT
SELECT ONE Consciousness and Society one course from the following:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
HIST 324 AGE OF SEGREGATION
HIST 325 THE BLACK POWER YEARS
LITR 301 LITERARY: THEORY AND CRITICISM
POLI 231 BLACK AMERICANS AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLI 360 CONFLICT RESOLUTION
POLI 327 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 306 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
PSYC 311 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSYC 313 VALUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 349 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
SOCI 205 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 240 THE BLACK FAMILY
SOCI 303 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
SOCI 331 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOSC 209 IDEOLOGY AND FILM
SOSC 215 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM
SOSC 223 WOMEN WRITERS:  MEDLEY OF VOICES
SOSC 280 WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
SOSC 308 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
SWRK 330 AIDS: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
SELECT ONE History Elective (200-300 level) course from the following:
HIST 201-290 or HIST 301-396 OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
AMER 309 HOLOCAUST & MEDIA
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
SELECT ONE Social Science Elective (200-300 level) course-not in one's major
ANTHROPOLOGY
ECONOMICS
LAWS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL WORK
SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
EDUC 221 SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
SELECT ONE Sustainability course from the following:
ENSC 325 BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ENSC 327 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
ENST 312 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 313 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENST 335 ECOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND THE SACRED
ENST 338 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENST 390 TOPICS:
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURCES
GEOG 304 FOREST RESOURCES
PSYC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 306 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 309 FOOD AND POPULATION
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
PREREQUISITES:
ECON 102 MACROECONOMICS
PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 232 SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE Biology Course Requirement:
BIOL 101 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
BIOL 110 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE/LAB
BIOL 213 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LECTURE/LAB
SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
SWRK 222 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WELFARE
SWRK 225 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
SWRK 262 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 1-CULTURAL DIVERSITY
SWRK 263 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2 - LIFE CYCLE
SWRK 307 SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS
SWRK 325 THEORY AND PRACTICE - SOCIAL WORK I
SWRK 326 THEORYAND PRACTICE - SOCIAL WORK II
SWRK 327 THEORYAND PRACTICE - SOCIAL WORK III
SWRK 420 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICY
NOTE: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required.

Related Information:
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