Social Work, B.S.W.

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1	Social Work, B.S.W.
2	College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
3	Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice
4	Catalog Year: 2024
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6	This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan. Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affect
7	timeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
8	The below plan is based on SAT Writing 410-610, or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
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10	Semester One (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
11	PS 1100 - Introduction to American Politics	4	C	Multiple	No prerequisite	Major and General Education course; Required for Major Standing
12	SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 1010 - Intro to Sociology through Health and Medicine	4	C	Multiple	No prerequisite	Major and Exploratory course; Required for Major Standing
13	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education	Prerequisite varies with choice	http://catalog.oakland.edu/
14	WRT 1050 - Composition I	4	C	Elective	WRT 1020 with a grade of (C) or higher; placement	Prerequisite to subsequent Writing Foundation General Education course
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16	Semester Two (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
17	PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology	4	C	Major	No prerequisite	Required for Major Standing
18	AN 1111 - Culture and Human Nature	4	Passing	Multiple	No prerequisite	Major and General Education course
19	WRT 1060- Composition II	4	C	General Education	WRT 1050 with grade of C or higher; placement	Prerequisite to subsequent Writing Intensive courses
20	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education	Prerequisite varies with choice	http://catalog.oakland.edu/
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22	Semester Three (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
23	SW 2301 - Introduction to Social Work	4	B	Major	SOC 1000 or PSY 1000	Required for Major Standing
24	BIO 1002 - Human Biology or BIO 1200 - Biology I	4	C	Multiple	One year of high school chemistry is strongly recommended	Major and General Education course; Required for Major Standing
25	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education	Prerequisite varies with choice	http://catalog.oakland.edu/
26	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education	Prerequisite varies with choice	http://catalog.oakland.edu/
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28	Semester Four (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
29	SOC 3610 - Racial and Ethnic Relations	4	Passing	Multiple	SOC 1000 or SOC 2200 or AN 1111	This course is recommended from a list of diversity courses to meet major, General Education and Exploratory courses. See catalog for full list of course options.
30	Corequisite Elective	4	Passing	Major	Prerequisite varies with choice	One sociology/criminal justice/social work elective selected from list. See catalog.
31	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education	Prerequisite varies with choice	http://catalog.oakland.edu/
32	Elective	4	Passing	Elective	Prerequisite varies with choice	"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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34	Semester Five (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
35	SW 3101 - Human Behavior and Social Environment	4	Passing	Major	Formal admission to social work program	Offered Fall semester only
36	SW 3102 - Foundations for Multicultural Social Work	4	Passing	Major	Formal admission to social work program	Offered Fall semester only
37	SOC 2010 - Introduction to Methods of Social Research	4	Passing	Multiple	SOC 1000 or SOC 1010	Major and Exploratory course
38	SW 3302 - Social Welfare Policies	4	Passing	Major	SOC 1000 or SW 2301; WRT 1060 with grade of (C) or higher	Must be completed before the start of the 4000-level classes. Identical with SOC 3302
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40	Semester Six (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
41	SW 3203 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice	4	Passing	Major	Formal admission to social work program	Offered Winter semester only
42	SW 3201 - Human Behavior and Social Environment	4	Passing	Major	SW 3101	Offered Winter semester only
43	SOC 2020 - Social Statistics with Computer Applications	4	Passing	Multiple	(SOC 1000 or SOC 1010) and SOC 2010	Major and Exploratory course
44	CAS Exploratory or Elective	4	Passing	Exploratory	Prerequisite varies with choice	See note below
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46	Semester Seven (14 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
47	SW 4103 - Social Work Practice I	4	Passing	Major	SW 3203; Corequisite(s): SW 4950, SW 4970	Offered Fall semester only
48	SW 4950 - Social Work Internship I	2	Passing	Major	SW 3203; Corequisite(s): SW 4103, SW 4970	Offered Fall semester only
49	SW 4970 - Social Work Seminar I	4	Passing	Major	SW 3203; Corequisite(s): SW 4103, SW 4950	Offered Fall semester only
50	Elective	4	Passing	Elective	Prerequisite varies with choice	"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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52	Semester Eight (14 credit hours) - Course Subject and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
53	SW 4203 - Social Work Practice II	4	Passing	Major	SW 4103; Corequisite(s): SW 4951, SW 4971	Offered Winter semester only
54	SW 4951 - Social Work Internship II	2	Passing	Major	SW 4103, SW 4950 and SW 4970; Corequisite(s): SW 4203, SW 4971	Offered Winter semester only
55	SW 4971 - Social Work Seminar II	4	Passing	Major	SW 4103, SW 4950 and SW 4970; Corequisite(s): SW 4203 and SW 4951	Offered Winter semester only
56	Elective	4	Passing	Elective	Prerequisite varies with choice	"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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58	Sample Schedule Notes:
59	Students apply to social work program by June 1st of their sophomore year to begin in the Fall Semester of junior year.
60	Reference Request Form due May 15th; All Completed Application Materials due June 1st.
61	Once admitted into the Social Work Program students must maintain a 2.8 overall GPA and a 3.0 GPA in the major.
62	Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the major includes the following courses (SOC 2010, SOC 2020, SW 3101, SW 3102, SW 3201, SW 3203, SW 3302/SOC 3302, SW 4103, SW 4203, SW 4970 and SW 4971).
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64	CAS Exploratory Requirement
65	In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements, all students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete at least three courses outside of their major rubric, for a minimum of 12 credits.
66	A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST) within the College of Arts and Sciences. A predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
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68	Degree Requirements	Credits	Note
69	General Education	28	Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
70	Diversity	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
71	WIM/WIGE/Capstone	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
72	CAS Exploratory Requirement	Included	Exploratory courses are fulfilled with SOC in the major
73	Major	80
74	Electives	16
75	Total Credits:	124
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