Students are admitted into
the major once a year:
Applications
are due Januray 8. Admission into the major is selective meaning
that not all students meeting the minimum requirements are accepted.
Acceptance of a student into the Social Work major is decided
upon by the full-time social work faculty based on the criteria
listed below.
Students wishing to be a social work
major should have the following:
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University and College of Liberal Arts requirements for
admission which include completion of ENG 101, ENG 102, and
HST 101.
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SW 270 and 271 with a minimum grade of "C" in
each and a satisfactory performance evaluation from the instructor.
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SW 272 with a minimum grade of "C".
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The department's related social science requirements:
BIO 107, ECON 200, PSY 105 , PSY 341, SOC 200, PLS 200,
COM 102 or 104
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G.P.A. of 2.25 or better.
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Passing Eng 101 and 102 plus two additional Writing Intensive
(WI) general education courses or the writing portion of the
Pre-professional Skills Test.
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Departmental admission application which will be distributed
in Social Work 270 class. (Applications are also available
from the Department of Social Work).
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Two professional letters of reference.
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Personal Statement for admission.
Based
on all application materials, a student may be admitted to the
program, admitted to the program on a conditional basis, or
not admitted to the program.
The faculty may feel a student meets all of the admissions
criteria and would be a good candidate but there is an area of
concern that needs to be addressed. Such a student may be admitted on
condition that she/he addresses that area of concern. Examples of
concerns are a student's writing skills or personal issues that may
affect a student's academic work. A student will remain on
conditional status until the student and faculty agree the concern
has been addressed. Conditional status must be removed before a
student can begin Senior Practicum.
Students may not be admitted into the program if they do not meet
all admissions criteria during the quarter they apply to the major.
Students may also not be admitted because other students had higher
qualifications among the admissions criteria. Students may reapply
for future admissions but they must submit a new application. The
Department Academic Advisor is available to assist students in
considering other alternatives if they are not accepted into the
major.
Once admitted to the major, each student
is assigned a social work faculty mentor for general, professional,
and career advising, to formulate a curriculum plan, and to
discuss the senior practicum. Students can also check with the
department academic advisor for specific academic and course
information. Students are encouraged to meet with their
faculty mentor every quarter.
Updated April 17, 2008
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