Social Work - B.S.W.

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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
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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
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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


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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s):

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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
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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


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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) 
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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.
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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
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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.
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Required Courses (46 hours)

Advanced Social/Psychology

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 5757 (minimum 3 hours, repeatable)
SOWK 5767 (minimum 3 hours, repeatable)
SOWK 5776/7776

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General Electives (14 hours)
Any level
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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