To be eligible to enter the major, students must complete an application packet, be interviewed by a faculty member, and given permission to continue in the major. The application process is completed by a second interview and review of a student's application as outlined in the Social Work Program Handbook. Students must maintain a 2.5 major GPA. To remain in the program, students must abide by the NASW Code of Ethics and by program policies as outlined within the Social Work Program Handbook.

The sequence of courses is complemented with 450 hours of supervised practicum in the senior year. This is usually completed as a block placement during the spring semester of a student’s senior year.

The Social Work major consists of 41 hours including:

• SWK 222 - Introduction to the Profession and Practice of Social Work
• SWK 242 - Human Behavior and Social Environment
• SWK 311 - History of Social Welfare
• SWK 312 - Social Welfare Policy Analysis
• SWK 345 - Practice Skills I
• SWK 346 - Practice Skills II
• SWK 372 - Methods of Social Research
• SWK 401 - Professional Issues in Social Work
• SWK 440 - Field Instruction in Social Work
• SWK 460 - Field Instruction Seminar

An additional 34-36 hours of social work support courses include:

• BIOL 273 - Introduction to Human Biology
• HIST 111 - World History I: The Ancient World to 1500
• HIST 212 - American History II: Gilded Age to the Present
• POL 201 - Introduction to American Government
• PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 140 - Introduction to Statistics
• PSYC 220 - Psychology of Human Development
• SOC 310 - American Minorities
  

6-8 hours of sequential language courses selected from among the following, based on placement:

• ASL 111 - American Sign Language I
• ASL 112 - American Sign Language II   
  
  
• SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
  
  
• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
  

3 hours of upper-level Language & Literature courses chosen from among:

• ENG 322 - World Literature
• ENG 381 - Introduction to Linguistics
• ENG 390 - African American Literature and Culture
• ENG 395 - Women Writers
• Any 200- or higher-level SPAN course not already taken in the 6-8 required hours of sequential language