Social Work Major, BS in Social Work – Honors Program

The BSSW Honors Program is designed for well-qualified students who are pursuing the on-campus BSSW Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Social Work – Honors Program

Term 1	Hours	Milestone Notes
⁶ENGL 118 * or ENGL 290 *	3	2.0 cumulative GPA
Foreign Language (100-level)	3
MATH 113 * or MATH 117 *	3
¹Natural Sciences Electives (with or without lab)*	3-4
³Cultures and Civilizations Elective *	3
FYS 101	1
Term 2
ENGL 355 * or sophomore English course	3	ENGL 355 * or sophomore English course
PSYC 110 * or PSYC 117 *	3
Foreign Language (100-level)	3
CMST 210 * or PHIL 244 *	3
SOWK 200	3
Term 3
²Arts and Humanities Elective *	3	3.5 cumulative GPA
¹Natural Sciences Electives with lab*	4
SOCI 120 * or SOCI 127 *	3
⁴Unrestricted Elective	3
ANTH 130 * or ANTH 137 *	3
Term 4
SOWK 250 *	3	SOWK 200 * with a grade C or better
²Arts and Humanities Elective *	3	3.5 cumulative GPA
ECON 201 * or ECON 207 *	4
POLS 101 * or POLS 107 *	3
³Cultures and Civilizations Elective *	3
Term 5
SOWK 312	4	SOWK 312
SOWK 317 *	4	3.5 cumulative GPA
MATH 115 * or STAT 201 *	3
SOWK 416	3
Social Work Elective (400-level)	3
Term 6
SOWK 313	4	SOWK 380N
SOWK 315	3	3.5 cumulative GPA
SOWK 318	3
SOWK 380N	3
SOWK 385	1
⁴Unrestricted Elective	3
Term 7
SOWK 417R	3	3.5 cumulative GPA
SOWK 480N	6
SOWK 485	1
Elective	2-3
Term 8
SOWK 467R *	3	SOWK 481N or SOWK 483N
SOWK 481N (6) (if SOWK 480N in Term 7) or SOWK 483N	6 or 12	3.5 cumulative GPA
SOWK 495 (6) (if SOWK 480N in Term 7) or SOWK 496	1 or 2
⁵Social Work Elective (400-level)	3
TOTAL (minimum)	122

¹	Natural Sciences – chosen from the University General Education list . Students who wish to enroll in graduate school should consider at least one biology with a lab for the Natural Sciences requirement.
²	Arts and Humanities – chosen from the University General Education list .
³	Cultures and Civilizations – chosen from the University General Education list . Students who wish to study abroad should consider intermediate foreign language as their two Cultures and Civilizations courses, as well as a minor in their chosen foreign language. Most international universities require completion of a 300-level course in foreign language in order to study abroad.
⁴	Any courses not already required for the major.
⁵	Any 400-level social work course not already required for the major.
⁶	Other combinations of freshman English courses may be accepted, but the prerequisite to ENGL 355 * or sophomore English course must be completed by end of Term 1.