| Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|
| First Year Experience | 1 |
| General Education Program (GEP) | 40 |
| Pre-Social Work Courses | 22 |
| BSW Courses | 43 |
| Social Work Electives | 12 |
| Personal Electives | 2 |
| Minimum Total Hours Required | 120 |
Required General Education Program Courses for Pre-Social Work Students
These courses, though a part of the larger General Education Program (GEP) requirements, are required to ensure students seeking BSW admission have the foundational knowledge for advanced social work courses. Students must receive a “C” grade or better in all coursework.
First Year Experience (1 Hour)
- UNIV 1100
General Education Program (40 Hours)
English (6 Hours)
- ENGL 1101, 1102, 1103, 1201 (co-req)
- ENGL 1105
Oral Communication (3 Hours)
- BUMG 2900, COMM 1103, 2335
Quantitative Reasoning (3 Hours)
- STAT 1150
Engage Citizenry (3 Hours)
- ECON 1103, PHIL 3360, POLS 1110, POLS 1310
Ethical Insight and Reasoning (3 Hours)
- PHIL 2320, SOCI 2485
Fine and Performing Arts (3 Hours)
- ARTH 1101, ENGL 2277, ENGL 2275, MUSI 1111, MUSI 1201, MUSI 2211, THAR 1000
Global Perspectives (3 Hours)
- ENGL 3334, ENGL 3348, GEOG 2201, POLS 1210, POLS 1410, POLS 3410
Historical Perspectives (3 Hours)
- ENGL 2205, HIST 1330, HIST 2430, HUMA 2225, PHIL 2200, RELI 2230
Human Behavior (3 Hours)
- PSYC 1101, SOCI 1101
Literature (3 Hours)
- ENGL 2200, ENGL 2211, ENGL 2212, ENGL 2247, ENGL 2251, ENGL 2252
Natural Sciences (7 Hours)
- BIO 1120 is required
Pre-Social Work Courses
These courses are not a part of the GEP requirements but are pre-requisites to apply for the BSW program. Students must receive a “C” grade or better in all coursework.
Pre-Social Work Courses (22 Hours)
- SOCI 1101 or PSYC 1101 (3 Hours)
*Whichever wasn’t taken for GEP requirement - SOWK 1200 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 2100 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 2200 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 2300 (3 Hours)
- BHPP 1101 (3 Hours)
- BHPP 1102 (3 Hours)
- BHPP 1103 (1 Hour)
Required BSW Courses
BSW Courses (40 Hours)
- SOWK 3100 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 3200 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 3300 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 3400 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 3401 (1 Hour)
- SOWK 4100 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 4200 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 4300 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 4400 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 4500 (3 Hours)
- SOWK 4600 (5 Hours)
- SOWK 4601 (1 Hour)
- SOWK 4700 (5 Hours)
- SOWK 4701 (1 Hour)
Social Work Electives (12 Hours)
Pre-Approved Electives:
Gerontology Social Work
- BUHE 3100 - Orientation to U.S. Health Care System
- BUHE 3200 - Health, Illness, Disease, and Disability
- BUHE 3300 - Intro to Gerontology
- BUHE 3500 - Meeting Needs through Community-Based Services
- BSHS 4400 - Healthcare Policy and the Aging
- PSYC 3131 - Death and Dying
Forensic Social Work
- CRIM 1201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRIM 2207 - Introduction to Criminology
- CRIM 2630 - Victimology
- CRIM 2640 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRIM 3610 - Race, Gender, and Justice
- CRIM 3620 - Corrections
Behavioral Health
- PSYC 3150 - Neurobiology of Behavior
Macro Social Work
Political
- POLS 1210 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POLS 1310 - Introduction to Political Theory
- POLS 3110 - United States Foreign Policy
- POLS 3120 - Mass Media Politics
- POLS 3130 - National Policy Issues
- POLS 4120 - Ohio Law and State Politics
- POLS 4130 - Politics of Appalachia
- POLS 3240 - Women and Politics
Grant Writing
- SOCI 3600 - Data Visualization
- COMM 2121 - Technical Communication
- RHET 4105 - Grant Writing and Rhetoric
Medical Social Work
- BSHS 3100 - The US Healthcare System
- BSHS 4400 - Healthcare Policy and the Aging
- AHNR 1102 - Medical Terminology
Second Language
- Any second language course