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Major:

Social Work (B.A.)

The mission of the Undergraduate Social Work Program at Nebraska Wesleyan University is to prepare students for competent generalist social work practice with a commitment to creating critical thinkers who are able to promote social justice and human well-being for diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Provisional Admission to the social work program may be made by contacting the program director. Provisional admission requires:

Declaration of a social work major and provisional admission to the program does not guarantee acceptance into Full Admission status. Only those accepted for Full Admission status may continue on in the program.

Full Admission status requires: 

  • a grade of “C+” or better in foundation-level social work courses (SOCWK 1150, SOCWK 2200, SOCWK 2270, SOCWK 2280), 
  • completion of a Full Admission application, and
  • interview before the Social Work Executive Council. Full Admission interviews are conducted in October and March of each year.

Departments/Programs:

Required SOCWK Courses

30 hours

Social Work Major (B.A., 69-75 hours)

SOCWK 1150 Introduction to Social Work*

3 hours

SOCWK 2200 Social Welfare Policy, Services, and Delivery Systems*

3 hours

SOCWK 2270 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I*

3 hours

SOCWK 2280 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II*

3 hours

SOCWK 3080 Micro Practice**

3 hours

SOCWK 3090 Group Practice**

3 hours

SOCWK 3100 Macro Practice**

3 hours

SOCWK 4650 Research Informed Practice**

3 hours

Social Work Electives*

6 hours

Required Supporting Courses

14-16 hours

SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology

4 hours

POLSC 1010 United States Government and Politics or POLSC 1010FYW United States Government and Politics

4 hours

PSYCH 1010FYW Introduction to Psychological Science

4 hours

Select from the following Statistics courses:

3-4 hours

Capstone

9 hours

SOCWK 4970 Field Practicum**

9 hours

Modern Language Literacy minor

16-20 hours

Modern Language Literacy minor is required. (Spanish highly recommended.)

 

 

*Grade of C+ or better required.
**Grade of B- or better required.

A Pre-Field Placement Consultation (which takes place with the Program and Field Directors) is required before students may enroll in SOCWK 4970 Field Practicum. Prerequisites for the Pre-Field Placement Consultation are:

The social work program at Nebraska Wesleyan University complies with the standards of and is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (C.S.W.E.).

Council on Social Work Education
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
info@cswe.org