Social Sciences/Human Services Division

This program is designed to prepare the student to enter a baccalaureate program in Social Work on the junior level.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate foundational-level Social Work professional and ethical behavior.
• Apply cultural competence, cultural humility and intersectionality to social work practice.
• Explain the significance of policy practice in the social work profession.
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice which utilizes research from multiple disciplines in client interventions.
• Articulate the ways in which the social service delivery system and social welfare policies impact client systems.
• Apply an empathic, client-centered, mindful and recursive Generalist Social Work process. 

Major Requirements (15 credits)

• SWK 110 Introduction to Social Work  (3 credits)
• POS 130 American Government  OR ANT 245 Culture and Religion  (3 credits) 
• ANT 140 Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective  (3 credits)
• SWK 240 Poverty & Social Welfare Policy  (3 credits)  
• SWK 230 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)  (3 credits) 

General Education Requirements AA (37/39 credits)

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Elective 

Please refer to the program curriculum guide below for program elective coursework. 

Program Guide

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