natives. The student and registrar will be informed of the decision. Applications
are accepted in the spring semester only.
Students must maintain a Q.P.A. of 2.00; receive at least a "C" in each required
social work course; and a cumulative Q.P.A. of 2.00 in required supporting cours-
es to continue in the program. Students are not permitted to enroll in excess of two
social work courses per semester and all required courses must be completed prior
to taking SOWK495/496.
I. General Education Requirements
48 sem. hrs.
II. Specialization in Social Work
60 sem. hrs.
A. Required Courses (42 sem. hrs.)
SOWK100
Introduction to Social Work (3)
SOWK115
Human Diversity (3)
SOWK205
Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
SOWK250
Introduction to Social Welfare Policy (3)
SOWK300
Social Welfare Policy (3)
SOWK310
Introduction to Social Work Generalist Practice (3)
SOWK311
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and
Small Groups (3)
SOWK312
Social Work Practice in an Organizational and
Community Context (3)
SOWK315
Introduction to Social Work Research (3)
SOWK495
Internship: Social Work Fieldwork (12)
SOWK496
Senior Seminar (Concurrent with SOWK495) (3)
B. Required Related Courses (18 sem. hrs.)
PSYC101
General Psychology (3)
PSYC225
Psychological Statistics (3)
BIOL101
Human Biology (3)
SOC100
Principles of Sociology (3)
SOC326
Society and the Individual (3)
SOC390
Sociology of the Life Cycle (3)
III. Free Electives
12 sem. hrs.
TOTAL
120 sem. hrs.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE SOCIAL WORK
(Suggested Eight-Semester Sequence)
First Semester
SOWK100
Introduction to Social Work (3)
ENGL101
College Writing Skills (3)
MATH104
Finite Mathematics (3)
PSYC101
General Psychology (Core 4) (3)**
SOC100
Principles of Sociology (Core 5) (3)**
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Second Semester
SOWK115
Human Diversity (3)
ENGL102
Specialized College Writing and Research Skills (3)
CSCI104
Essential Computing I (3)
BIOL 101
Human Biology (Distribution 3) (3)**
HPE
(3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Third Semester
SOWK205
Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
SOC326
Society and the Individual (Distribution 2) (3)**
Core 1 (3)
Core 3 (3)
Core 7 (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Fourth Semester
SOWK250
Introduction to Social Welfare Policy (3)
Distribution 1 (3)
Core 2 (3)
Core 6 (3)
Free Elective (3)**
* Apply for admission to Level II Social Work major in the fourth semester.
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Fifth Semester
SOWK300
Social Welfare Policy (3)
SOWK310
Introduction to Social Work Gen. Prac. (3)
PSYC225
Psychological Statistics (3)
Free Elective (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Sixth Semester
SOWK312
Social Work Practice in an Organizational and Community
Context (3)
SOWK315
Introduction to Social Work Research (3)
SOC390
Sociology of the Life Cycle (Distribution 2) (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Seventh Semester
SOWK311
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Small
Groups (3)
Free Elective (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
Free Elective (3)**
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Eighth Semester
SOWK495
Internship: Social Work Fieldwork (12)
SOWK496
Senior Seminar (concurrent with SOWK495) (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
* The baccalaureate Social Work program is divided into two levels: Level I pre-
social work major and Level II social work major. Student must apply and be
admitted to the major at the end of the sophomore year.
** The baccalaureate Social Work program curriculum has 12 credits of free elec-
tives. By using required supporting courses to fill General Education require-
ments, students can acquire additional free electives. Students are encouraged
to take social work electives and courses that are required for minors as free
electives.
Sociology Department
FACULTY: Ivan Chompalov, Irene Fiala, Rhonda Matthews, Frank Taylor,
E. Ernest Wood
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology is structured to give the student a back-
ground in theory, methodology, and program content with an emphasis on applied
sociology. In addition to preparing the student for possible graduate education the
general goal of the program is to provide the student with the basic applied soci-
ological skills so that he/she may assume a variety of professional positions and
become a contributing member of society. Applied sociological skills, such as
report writing, research design, data collection and analysis, problem-solving, and
computer knowledge, are highly sought after in the professional world.
Majors in the department's degree programs have had considerable success in
being admitted to graduate schools. Recent graduates have been admitted to the
University of Chicago, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, the University of
Pittsburgh, and Case-Western Reserve University.
Associate of Arts Degree
Human Services-Social Services
Many health and human service agencies desire individuals who have less than a
baccalaureate degree but yet are sophisticated enough to be effective workers.
There are several areas these two-year trained individuals could serve. This pro-
gram is concerned with preparation of individuals as mental health workers/psy-
chiatric aides, social service workers, workers for developmentally disabled, and
workers with the elderly. The availability of trained paraprofessionals in these
areas could make such services available to the public more efficiently and effec-
tively. The goal of the program is to educate, in two years, a generalist worker
who could move into a wide range of mental health and/or human services fields.
The program's basic premise is that there is a common core of attitudes, skills, and
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