Social Work Requirements (BA/BS)
Students may declare a Social Work major at anytime. But entry into the Social Work Professional Training Program is by application only and students must be formally admitted into the professional training program before they may enroll in SOCWORK 371. The professional training admission criteria include: completion of 40 or more college credits; a combined cumulative GPA of 2.50 (including all UW-W and transfer course grades); completion of GENED 130 or PSYCH 211; completion of SOCWORK 102 with a grade of C or better; concurrent enrollment or completion of SOCWORK 101 and SOCWORK 311, both with grades of C or better.
Code | Title | Units |
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Major Requirements - 37 units, 2.25 GPA in the major and grades of C or better in all major courses are required for graduation | ||
Social Work Foundations: | ||
SOCWORK 101 | ||
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE | ||
SOCWORK 311 | ||
Social Work Professional Training Program (admission required): | ||
PRACTICE I: SOCIAL WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS | ||
PRACTICE II: SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES AND GROUPS | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY | ||
SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH | ||
PRACTICE III: SOCIAL WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES | ||
SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIAL WORK | ||
SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE | ||
Code | Title | Units |
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Unique Requirements - 10-11 units | ||
POLISCI 141 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
GENED 130 | 3 | |
or PSYCH 211 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY | |
Select one of the following (transfer students may substitute another department approved Biology course): | 4-5 | |
BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS | ||
or BIOLOGY 141 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I | |
Total Units | 10-11 |
Milestone: Students are required to complete an exit survey prior to graduation. This exit survey is distributed during SOCWORK 493.