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School of Social Work
S I U - Carbondale
Carbondale,IL 62901-4329
Phone (618) 453-2243
   
 

Recommended Sequence of Classes

Fall Semester - Year One  
14 Credits
ENGL 101 English Composition I
3
MATH 113 Contemporary Mathematics
3
SOC 108* Introduction to Sociology
3
Select: Humanities
3
Select: Human Health
2
Spring Semester - Year One  
15 Credits
ENGL 102 English Composition II
3
SPCM 101 Introduction to Oral Comm: Speech, Self and Society
3
PSYC 102* Introduction to Psychology
3
Select: Science : Group I
3
Select: Humanities
3

*Required for Social Work major


Fall Semester - Year Two  
15 Credits
PLB 115/ZOOL 115* General Biology
3
POLS 114 Intro to American Govt & Politics
3
Select: Integrative : Multicultural
3
Select: Fine Arts
3
Select: Elective
3
Spring Semester - Year Two  
16 Credits
ECON 113 Econ of Contemporary Social Issues
3
Select: Integrative : Interdisciplinary
3
Select: Elective
10

*Required for all social work majors


Fall Semester - Year Three  
15 Credits
SOCW 275 Social Welfare as a Social Institution
3
SOCW 291 Social Services and Minority Groups
3
SOCW 383 Interviewing and Interpersonal Helping Skills
3
SOCW Social Work Elective
3
Select: Liberal Arts Elective
3
Spring Semester - Year Three  
15 Credits
SOCW 400A Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
3
SOCW 401 Generalist Practice I
3
SOCW 421 Social Welfare Policy
3
Select: Introduction to Statistics**
3
Select: Liberal Arts Elective
3

Fall Semester - Year Four  
15 Credits
SOCW 400B Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
3
SOCW 402 Generalist Practice II
3
SOCW 411 Methods of Social Research
3
SOCW Social Work Elective
3
Select: Elective
3
Spring Semester - Year Four  
15 Credits
SOCW 441 Field Practicum (internship)***
9
SOCW 442 Field Practicum Seminar
3
Select: Elective
3

** Required to enroll in SOCW 411
*** Must have an overall grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.0 scale) in core Social Work courses (SOCW 275,291,383,400A,400B,401,402,411, and 421) to enroll in Field Practicum.

The last two years of the program concentrate on specific professional objectives. In addition to social work courses, an introduction to statistics course is required as well as two 300 or 400-level liberal arts electives selected from anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

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