bachelor of science in social work.

from the UNO Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2007

The undergraduate social work education program leads to the B.S.W. degree. This major is designed to meet the professional requirements for baccalaureate-trained social workers. It also prepares students for advanced graduate social work education and contributes to basic knowledgeof the social services of students who are preparing for careers in the helping professions.

The undergraduate social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education to prepare studentsfor generalist practice as baccalaureate- trained social workers.

An undergraduate student who selects a social work major follows the preprofessional core program during the freshman and sophomore years. Social work majors who desire to pursue the professional Bachelor of Science degree in social work must make formal application to the Admissions Committee of the School of Social Work for admission to the professional undergraduate social work program.

Requirements for Provisional Admission to the B.S.W.Professional Program

Application should be made for admission to the professional B.S.W. program during the second semester of the sophomore year or during the semester in which the student completes 60 hours. Minimum GPA for application is 2.50. Admission is competitive and is based on a combination of admission criteria including:

•GPA;
•references;
•a personal statement; and
•evidence of successful human services work or volunteer experience.

Students may not enroll in SOWK 3010, the initial junior year professional course, without having been granted admission to the professional program. The following core prerequisites must also be completed prior to starting the professional program: ECON 1200, PSCI 1000 or 1100, PSYC 1010, SOC 1010, BIOL 1020, SOWK 1000 and SOWK 1500. Admission packets may be obtained from an academic adviser or the admissions secretary of the School of Social Work. A total of 125 credit hours must be earned to receive the degree, and the student must remain in good standing to complete the program. Of this, 50 hours of social workand CPACS courses are required.

Course Requirements- B.S.W. Degree

Core Requirements

English composition and speech .............................9-12
Placement determined by English Placement Exam,or completion of two English composition courses with a grade of “C-” or above, and SOWK 3980. Public Speaking, three credit hours (may be satisfied by SPCH 1110, 1120, 3120, 3130 or 3140).

Social and Behavioral Science ....................................21
Psychology, six credit hours, three hours of which must be upper division; Sociology, six credit hours, three hours of which must be upper division or SOC2150 (UNO); Macro Economics 1200, three credit hours; political science, three credit hours; recent U.S. History, three credit hours

Humanities ...................................................................12
Courses selected from humanities, art, English literature, black studies, journalism, music, philosophy, religion, literature, or foreign language.

Natural Science and Mathematics .........................11-14
Must include BIOL 1020 with a lab or any accredited human biology or physiology course, as long as the student has one science course with a lab, MATH1310 or equivalent; and one of the following statistics courses: MATH 1530, PSYC/SOC 2130 or SOWK/PA/CJUS 3000. Social work majors must successfully complete BIOL 1020 before being allowed to take SOWK 3010, Human Functioning and Social Systems I.

Social Work 50 hours

The following social work courses are required: SOWK1000, Social Work and Social Welfare, three hours; SOWK1500, Volunteer Experience, three hours; SOWK 3010 and 3020, Human Functioning and Social Systems I and II, six hours; SOWK 3110, Social Welfare Policy I, three hours; SOWK 4120, Social Welfare Policy II, three hours; SOWK3320, Practice I, three hours; SOWK 3350, Practice II, three hours; SOWK 4360, Practice III, three hours; SOWK 4400, Research Methods in Social Work Practice, three hours; SOWK 4410 and 4420, Practicum I and II, 10 hours; SOWK4450, Senior Seminar, 1 hour; three hours in minority/cultural diversity; three hours of social work elective, and a three hour CPACS or social work elective.

For the purposes of meeting general education requirements, and prerequisite requirements for classes, a “C-” is considered the functional equivalent of a “C”, and a “D-” is considered the functional equivalent of a “D”, keeping in mind that a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for the School of Social Work.

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