Social Work, Forensic Social Work Concentration, B.A.

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Required for a Concentration in Forensic Social Work

15 hours selected from the courses below will replace Social Work Electives (6 cr.) and Electives (9 cr.) to satisfy concentration requirements:
CJUS 2033 - Forensics
CJUS 2050 - Courts and Criminal Justice
CJUS 4015 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
POLS 4018 - Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice
POLS 4033 - The Judicial Process
PSYC 3050 - Forensic Psychology
SOCW 4008 - Child Abuse Recognition and Treatment
SOCW 4020 - Social Work and the Law

Social Work, B.A. Degree Requirements

Social Work, B.A. (440701)

Required for a Major:

Total Hours 42

A grade of “C” or higher in all courses required for a major.

Freshman Year

BIOL 1001 - The Living World ^cnp
BIOL 1010 - Human Biology ^cnp
Core English Composition 6 cr. *
Core Mathematics 6 cr. *
SOCL 1001 - Introduction to Sociology ^cs
COMM 1001 - Fundamentals of Communication or
COMM 2001 - Public Speaking
SOCW 1001 - Introduction to Social Work
SOCW 1002 - Social Welfare as an Institution
Core Fine Arts 3 cr. *
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar

Total Hours 33

Sophomore Year

Core Humanities (English) 6 cr. *
PSYC 2001 - Introduction to Psychology ^cs
Core Humanities (History) 6 cr. *
Core Physical Science 3 cr. *
Foreign Language 6 cr.
SOCW 2005 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I
Computer Science Elective 3 cr.

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

Total Hours 30

Senior Year

SOCW 4022 - Field Education Seminar
Social Work Electives 3 cr.
SOCW 3015 - Practice I
SOCW 4016 - Practice II
SOCW 4021 - Field Education in Social Work
Electives 9 cr.

Total Hours 27

Total hours for degree 120

Note:

*See 2023-2024 Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements.

Additional Information:

This undergraduate Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The primary objective of the major is to prepare students for beginning professional social work practice.

A grade of “C” or above must be achieved in prerequisite courses prior to enrollment in higher level courses.

Students may choose to complete a minor as part of their free electives.