Social Work, B.S.W.

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Social Work Major

Core Curriculum Requirements (30-36 credits)

For more information see Core Curriculum .

Social Work students are required to take the following courses and are encouraged to take them as a part of the Core Curriculum requirements:

Special Note:

In order to be eligible for field (SOWK 489 ) and the capstone course (SOWK 490 ), students must: have passed all required social work courses with a C or better; achieved an overall 2.7 GPA or better; achieved a 2.8 GPA or better for social work courses; have their own transportation; and have completed all coursework. A 2.7 overall and a 2.8 in social work courses is required to graduate.

Additional required Courses (12 credits)

Pre-professional Courses (10 credits)

SOWK 101 - Introduction to Social Work
SOWK 210 - Interventive Methods I
SOWK 289 - Preprofessional Field Instruction
Or
SOWK 291 - BSW Bridge Course (transfer students only)

Professional Courses (41 credits)

Electives (21-27 credits)

Total Credits Needed for Degree 120

Note:

To enroll in SOWK 489 and to graduate, students must have a 2.8 major GPA and a 2.7 overall GPA.

To graduate with Latin honors from RU, a student must complete 60 semester hours of credit at RU with at least a 3.5 overall GPA. If a student graduates with at least a 3.5 GPA, but less than 60 semester hours, the designation of “with distinction” will be on the student’s diploma and transcript.