Undergraduate Program Curriculum Requirements

The bachelor's degree in social work requires completion of a minimum of 128 credits, 46 of which should be under the social work major. No credit is awarded for life experience or for prior work experience. 

Students wishing to major in social work must request an intercollege transfer to the College of Health Professions, School of Social Work from their current college.  A 2.75 grade point average and 30 credit hours is required for admission to the School. Once admitted to the School, a separate admissions packet must be completed with the School in order to be admitted as a social work major in good standing. 

[Curriculum Guides]

• Social Work B.A.
• Social Work B.A. (Tagged)

A liberal arts base

The social work major is built on the liberal arts base which is contained within the General Education Program of The University. Nine courses comprise the liberal arts base for the social work major:

Course number	Course title
3750:100	Introduction to Psychology
3100:103	Natural Science Biology
3850:100	Introduction to Sociology
7750:276	Introduction to Social Welfare
7750:275	Introduction to Social Work Practice
7750:270	Diversity and Social Work (formerly known as Poverty & Minority Issues)
7750:427	Human Behavior and Social Environment I
3250:100	Introduction to Economics  OR
3250:200	Principles of Microeconomics  OR
2040:247	Survey of Basic Economics
3700:100	Government and Politics in the U.S. OR
2040:242	American Urban Society

Admission to the social work major

Students are required to complete an application process known in the School of Social Work as the pending process which is outlined in the Pending Checklist.  Requirements for admission to the social work major include:

• Acceptance into the College of Health Professions
• A minimum GPA 2.75 for all courses
• 30 credit hours is required
• Completion of all General Education requirements for the four year degree, including math  and English (exception: Humanities and Area Studies requirements, may be taken later)
• Completion of nine courses comprising the liberal arts base for the social work major (see courses listed immediately above)
• Completion of 500-word, typed, double-spaced autobiographical statement explaining the student's interest in social work
• Three professional recommendation forms completed and submitted (i.e. college advisors, professors, and employers)
• Complete Request for Application Review form