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The Admission Process

Students may declare a major in Social Work as early as freshman year. In order to become formally accepted into the program, however, students must have completed at least 28 hours of general academic requirements with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or above. At that time, a student may complete an application and interview for acceptance into the program. An admission committee made up of full-time tenure track Social Work faculty reviews applications and conducts interviews. The Social Work committee may recommend accepting students into the program, conditional acceptance, or non-acceptance based on the following criteria:

Acceptance

  1. Academic requirements: GPA of 2.0 or above and completion Social Work 203 (Introduction to Social Work) with a grade of C or above.
  2. Ability to maintain positive and constructive interpersonal relationships with faculty, staff, fellow students, field supervisors/instructors, and the community.
  3. Evidence of communication skill.
  4. Demonstration of self-awareness, ethical behavior and willingness to learn.
Conditional Acceptance

Acceptance is based on taking remedial action regarding one or more of the above.

Non-acceptance, with referral

Acceptance is based on:

  1. The student's application and academic requirements.
  2. Information from faculty knowledgeable about the student.
  3. The interview process.
Students who are not satisfied with a decision may appeal in writing, within 10 days of notification, to the program director who will reconvene the Social Work Faculty Com­mittee to re-evaluate the recommendation. Further appeal may be made in accordance with university procedure as designated in The Academic Rights and Responsibilities of Students (see end of Social Work handbook). This policy can also be found in the Student Handbook and the University Catalog.

Requirements

General requirements include ENG 101 and 102, CMM 103, PSY 201, SOC 200, BSC 105, Math 121 or above, PSC 202, ECN 250, Foreign Language (3 - 9 hours), Literature (6 hours), Classics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Fine Arts (3 hours), Social Science elective (3 hours), ISC course, and 6 hours of course designated as International content. The University requirements include SWK 203, 310, 312, 320, 322, 330, 332, 340.

Students are expected to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics . For more details about these and other admission requirments, contact the Social Work Department.

Advising

It is a must for all Social Work majors to see their respective advisors before they register.



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