Social Work Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015MATH 1075ENGL 2015
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Social Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215
Natural Science BACR 115Elective - minor or general elective5Social Science BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
Natural Science BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15Global Studies - graduation requirement15
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
SOWK 2735SOWK 4674SOWK 4644
SOWK 3784SOWK 4684SOWK 4694
SOWK 3814SOWK 4764SOWK 4801
Elective - minor or general elective4Elective - minor or general elective5Social Work Elective24
 17 17 13
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
SOWK 4594SOWK 4704SOWK 4774
SOWK 4794SOWK 4734SOWK 4825
SOWK 4825SOWK 4825SOWK 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
 Elective - minor or general elective4 
 13 17 13
Total Cr. 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Required BASW Elective - choose any 300 or 400 level SOWK, DSST, CDST, or ADST course, 3-5 credits.