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Social Work - B.S.W.
Degree Requirements
Entrance Requirements for the Major
General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas
I
II
III
IV
V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements
must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS
120
hours
Basic View
Basic View with Course Titles and Credit Hours
View with Core Curriculum
I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101
or
ENGL 1101E
or
ENGL 1101S
ENGL 1102
or
ENGL 1102E
or
ENGL 1103
or
ENGL 1050H
or
ENGL 1060H
MATH 1101
or
MATH 1113
or
MATH 1113E
or
MATH 2200
or
MATH 2250
or
MATH 2250E
or
MATH 2300H
or
MATH 2400
or
MATH 2400H
or
MATH 2410
or
MATH 2410H
or
STAT 2000
or
STAT 2000E
II. Sciences (7-8 hours)
At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
GEOG 1125
or
GEOL 1120
or
CRSS(WASR) 1020
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
(
BIOL 1103
,
BIOL 1103L
) or (
BIOL 1103E
,
BIOL 1103L
) or (
BIOL 1104
,
BIOL 1104L
) or (
ECOL 1000
,
ECOL 1000L
) or
FANR(MARS) 1100
or
FANR(ECOL)(GEOG) 1200
or (
PBIO 1210
,
PBIO 1210L
)
III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
ARTS 2100
or
BIOS 2010
or
CSCI 1210
or
CSCI 1301-1301L
or
MATH 1060
or
PHIL 2500
or
STAT 2000
IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)
Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
SOWK 2155
V. Social Sciences (9 hours)
Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in
POLS 1101
or
POLS 1101E
or
POLS 1101H
.
A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses:
HIST 2111
,
HIST 2111E
,
HIST 2111H
,
HIST 2112
,
HIST 2112E
,
HIST 2112H
,
HIST 3080H
. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s):
PSYC 1101
or
SOCI 1101
or
SOCI 2600
or
SOWK 2154
Area VI
ARTS 2100
or
BIOS 2010
or
CSCI 1210
or
CSCI 1301-1301L
or
MATH 1060
or
PHIL 2500
or
STAT 2000
(Data and Digital Fluency)
PSYC 1101
or
PSYC 1030H
SOCI 1101
or
SOCI 1101H
or
SOCI 2600
SOWK 2154
SOWK 2155
SOWK 2156
SOWK 2157S
If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives)
Entrance Requirements
Completion of
SOWK 2154
with a B- or higher.
This is a high-demand major.
After meeting the entrance requirements, students will be selected based on the following high-demand selection criteria.
High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria
-- Students must earn a minimum grade of B- in all undergraduate
SOWK
courses in order to progress in and graduate from the BSW Program
-- Application for admissions to the professional program
Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses
(46 hours)
Advanced Social/Psychology
ECHD 4380/6380
or
EPSY 4240
or
PSYC 2101
or
PSYC 3200
or
PSYC 3230
or
SOCI 3270
or
SOCI 3730
Environmental Impact
(Required if not fulfilled in Core Area II)
BIOL 1103
or
BIOL 1103E
or
BIOL 1104
or
CRSS(WASR) 1020
or
ECOL 1000
or
FANR 1100E
or
FANR(ECOL)(GEOG) 1200
or
GEOG 1125
or
GEOL 1120
or
PBIO 1210
Note: If any of the courses above were taken as part of the core curriculum, an elective may be substituted here.
Major Courses
(9 hours)
SOWK 5326
SOWK 5340
or
SOWK 5340E
SOWK 5701
Practice Courses
(9 hours)
SOWK 5524
or
SOWK 5524E
SOWK 5534
SOWK 5544
Field Education
(14 hours)
SOWK 5835
SOWK 5836
SOWK 5845
SOWK 5846
Capstone
(2 hours)
SOWK 5850
SOWK 5851
Major Electives
(6 hours)
Select two courses from the following:
SOWK 4391
or
SOWK 4391E
SOWK 4392
SOWK 5360/7360
or
SOWK 5360E/7360E
SOWK 5370
SOWK 5380
SOWK 5390/7390
or
SOWK 5390E/7390E
SOWK 5400
SOWK 5757
(minimum 3 hours, repeatable)
SOWK 5767
(minimum 3 hours, repeatable)
SOWK 5776/7776
SOWK 5778/7778
General Electives
(14 hours)
Any level
(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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