Dec 16, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Work, B.A.


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Degree Requirements

The College of Social Work requires students to earn a minimum of 120 hours for the B.A. in Social Work with a minimum grade-point average of 2.5. In addition, students must earn a grade of C or better in all professional social work core classes. Students may take additional hours in accordance with stated University policy.

In addition to fulfilling UK Core requirements, students must complete the program requirements listed below.

UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity


II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences


V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


X. Global Dynamics


UK Core Hours: 30


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)


Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3


Subtotal: Premajor Hours: 28-29


Premajor Social Work Courses


*Students who take SW 124  and SW 222  would not take SW 322 ; students who take SW 322  do so in lieu of SW 124  and SW 222  to meet this premajor requirement.

Subtotal: Premajor SW Hours: 4-6


Subtotal: Professional Social Work Major Hours: 44


Social Science Electives


Students will select 12 hours of social science electives at the 300-level or above.

Subtotal: Social Science Electives: 12


Electives


Free electives may be at any level and must be sufficient to bring the total number of credits to 120 or above.

Total Hours: 120


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