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Social Work
Room 149 Kyser Hall 318-357-5493 socialwork@nsula.edu
Department Head: Ruth T. Weinzettle, Professor Professors Emeritus: Millard Bienvenu, ClaudiaTriche Associate Professors: Bailey, Clark, Fisher,McKinney Assistant Professors: Campbell, Candley, Mount
Degree Available Through the Department of Social Work:
Bachelor of Social Work
Accreditation:
The social work program is fully accredited at the baccalaureate level by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, Virginia 223143457, (703) 683-8080, email info@cswe.org, CSWE online www.cswe.org.
Admission to the Social Work Professional Program
This program prepares the student for beginning generalist social work practice.
Students must meet the following criteria for admission to the Social Work professional program: 1. Completion of all courses in the pre-professional curriculum. (Provisional admission may be granted if the student has all required 1000 level courses completed and 12 or less hours of University Core courses remaining at the time of application; the student has one semester to meet the remaining requirements.) 2. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 orabove. 3. A minimum grade of C or above in Social Work 2010, 2090, 2100, and English 1010 and 1020 or SCRT 181W. 4. AminimumgradeofCorabove,bythesecondcompleted attempt, in required social work courses taken. 5. Adherence to the values and the ethics of the social work profession. 6. Submission and approval of an Application for
Admission to the Social Work Professional Program prior to the pre- registration period for the next regular fall or spring semester.
Social Work
Social Work Major Requirements: (62 semester hours) Students seeking a major in Social Work must complete 62 semester hours within the 120 semester hour Social Work curriculum, which include Social Work 2090, 2010,2100,3030, 3040, 3070, 3090, 3120, 3130, 3140, 3150, 3180, 3350, 4030, 4040, 4190 (12), 4350, 4900. No grade lower than “C” in a required social work course may be counted toward the social work major curriculum, nor used to meet a prerequisite.
Under no circumstances are academic credits to be awarded in Social Work courses for life or work experiences.
Curriculum for Social Work (274)
FIRST YEAR
SEM. HRS.
Communication 1010.......................................................................3 English 1010, 1020...........................................................................6 Fine Arts 1040..................................................................................3 Mathematics 1035, 1060 ..................................................................6 University Studies 1000 ...................................................................1 Psychology 1010..............................................................................3 Science 1010 ....................................................................................3 Social Work 2090, 2100...................................................................6 Sociology 1010.................................................................................3 34
SECOND YEAR
SEM. HRS.
Electives...........................................................................................6 English 2110.....................................................................................3 History 2010, 2020...........................................................................6 Political Science 2010, 2020.............................................................6 Science 1020, 2020...........................................................................6 Social Work 2010, 3120...................................................................6 33
THIRD YEAR SEM. HRS.
Social Work 3030, 3040, 3070, 3090, 3130, 3150, 3180, 3350, 4030, 4350.....................................................................29 29
FOURTH YEAR
SEM. HRS.
Electives...........................................................................................3 Social Work 3140, 40401 , 41901 , 4900...........................................21 24
Total Semester Hours for Degree .................................................120
Footnote: 1 Social Work 4190 (field instruction) may be taken concurrently with Social Work 4040 at six hours credit per semester for two semesters or in one semester concurrently with Social Work 4040 at twelve hours credit.
Dismissal from the social work program can be for both academic and nonacademic reasons, including but not limited to: 1. Failure to earn at least a “C” upon the second completed attempt of a required social work course. 2 Failure for two consecutive semesters to maintain an overall 2.0 average and a social work average of 2.25. 3. Academic cheating orplagiarism. 4. The unlawful and/or unauthorized use, abuse,possession, distribution, transportation, manufacture, concealment, consumption, promotion or sale of alcohol, illegal drugs, legal drugs obtained illegally, controlled substances, or designer drugs. 5. Illegal possession of weapons. 6. Conviction of a felony. 7. Serious violations, as determined by the social work program faculty, of the NASW Code of Ethics.
Appeals
All decisions leading to dismissal from the social work program are subject to appeal following the procedures established by The Social Work Department of Northwestern State University.
