The BSW Curriculum Program & Advisement Sheet (updated May 2013)
UTC SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT
Suggested Program of Study for BSW Degree
Fall/Freshmen |
Hours |
Spring/Freshman |
Hours |
English 1010 Culture and Civilizations Math 1010 or 1130 SOCW 1100 Intro SOC 1510 |
3 3 3 3 3 |
English 1020 Psychology 1010 Culture and Civilizations Fine Arts Approved Science |
3 3 3 3 3 or 4 |
Total |
15 |
Total |
15 or 16 |
Fall/Sophomore |
Hours |
Spring/Sophomore |
Hours |
BIOL 1100 or 1110 Anthropology 2080 Approved Humanities or Fine Arts Course SOCW 2010 Intro to Policy Elective |
3 or 4 3 3 3 3 |
POLS 1010 Approved Statistics SOCW 2070 Interviewing Skills Elective Elective |
3 3 3 3 3 |
Total |
15 or 16 |
Total |
15 |
Fall/Junior |
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Spring/Junior |
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SOCW 3060 Practice I SOCW 3080 Ability I SOCW 3120 HBSE I SOCW 3330 Special Populations *Approved Upper Level Elective |
3 1 3 4 3 |
SOCW 3070 Practice II SOCW 4420 HBSE II SOCW 3760 Intro to Research SOCW 4080 Ability II SOCW 4600 or SOCW Elective **SOCW Elective |
3 3 3 1 3 3 |
Total |
14 |
Total |
16 |
Fall/Senior |
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Spring/Senior |
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SOCW 4070 Practice III SOCW 4170 Applied Research SOCW 4120 Field I SOCW 4130 Field Seminar I Elective |
4 3 4 1 3 |
SOCW 4100 Policy SOCW 4410 Field Seminar II SOCW 4420 Field II SOCW 4760 Data Analysis SOCW 4600 or SOCW elective SOCW 4900 Senior Seminar |
3 1 4 1 3 2 |
Total |
15 |
Total |
14 |
*Students must select one of the following approved liberal arts elective courses for social work majors: WSTU 3070/SOC 3070: Gender and Society (3), POL 3480: Politics of Immigration (3), PSY 3310 or SOC 3310: Social Psychology (3), SOC 3450: Social Inequality (3), ANTH 3650: Medicine and Disease: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3), HIST 4340/HIST 4350: Economic History of the United States (3)
** Social work majors who participate in the TN Child Welfare Stipend and Certification Program, SOCW 3230 and SOCW 4230 are required courses as part of that program’s certification process.
*Students must select one of the following approved liberal arts elective courses for social work majors: WSTU 3070/SOC 3070: Gender and Society (3), POL 3480: Politics of Immigration (3), PSY 3310 or SOC 3310: Social Psychology (3), SOC 3450 : Social Inequality (3), ANTH 3650 : Medicine and Disease : A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3), HIST 4340/HIST 4350: Economic History of the United States (3)
** social work majors who participate in the TN Child Welfare Stipend and Certification Program, SOCW 3230 and SOCW 4230 are required courses as part of that program’s certification process |
Social Work Continuation Standards The nature of the social work profession requires the following program continuation standards - to progress in the social work program students are required to: a. Achieve grade of C or higher in all Social Work courses; b. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00; c. Maintain a Social Work major grade point average of 2.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all Social Work courses. To enroll in 3000-level and 4000-level Social Work courses, a student must be a Social Work major formally accepted into the program and in good standing.
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