Offered by Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work

Social Work Major

Social Work Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
  • Take 1 course from:
    • STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
    • STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
• Major Option = 48
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 96
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 24
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Social Work Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

Social Work students should work closely with their advisor to ensure completion of all institutional and major requirements; attainment of the minimum 2.5 GPA required for admission into the program and for advancement into the professional practice sequence; achievement of a grade of "C" or above for all courses within the major (SOWK designated courses only).

1. Social Work Requirements (36 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SOWK 170GS, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
     • SOWK 172, Human Service Ethics and Experience - 3 hours
     • SOWK 400, Human Behavior in the Social Environment - 3 hours
     • SOWK 410, Social Policy & Programs - 3 hours
     • SOWK 420, Diversity and Social Justice - 3 hours
     • SOWK 440, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours
     • SOWK 441, Social Work Practice with Individuals & Families - 3 hours
     • SOWK 442, Social Work Practice with Groups - 3 hours
     • SOWK 443, Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities - 3 hours
     • SOWK 480, Field Placement I - 3 hours
     • SOWK 481, Field Placement II - 3 hours
     • SOWK 482, Senior Social Work Seminar - 3 hours
2. Social Work Electives (12 hours required)
   • Take 12 hours from:
     • SOWK 469, Introduction to Mental Health Issues - 3 hours
     • SOWK 470, International Social Work Experience - 1-6 hours
     • SOWK 471, Aging Services - 3 hours
     • SOWK 473, Child Welfare Services - 3 hours
     • SOWK 475, Child Abuse and Neglect - 3 hours
     • SOWK 476, Social Work in Legal Settings - 3 hours
     • SOWK 477, School Social Work - 3 hours
     • SOWK 478, Medical Social Work - 3 hours
     • SOWK 479, Violence Across the Lifespan - 3 hours
     • SOWK 499, Special Studies in Social Work - 1-3 hours