Bachelor of Social Work Degree - Academic Core

To receive a Bachelor of Social Work degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses - 63 hours

Capstone

determined by major

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

Foreign Language - 8 hours

in one language

NOTE: The foreign language requirement is 14 semester hours (four semesters or the equivalent) in the same language.

Information Systems – 3 hours

BCIS 1301Tech Solutns/Personal Productivity

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH 3303Statistics

3

Lab Science - 4 hours

BIOL 1410Zoology

4

or

BIOL 2440Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

Social Science - 12 hours

POLS 2311St&Federal Govt II

3

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI 2316Social Problems

3

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

PHIL 2315Introduction to Philosophy

3

Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

PSYC 3315Abnormal Psychology

3

Speech Communication - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Activity PE - 2 courses

Electives

as needed to complete 124 hrs

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 hours

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

B. Social Work Major - 49 hours

C. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to - 124 hours