Bachelor of Social Work Degree - Academic Core
To receive a Bachelor of Social Work degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:
Degree Requirements
A. Core Courses - 63 hours
Capstone
English - 9 hours
Foreign Language - 8 hours
in one language
NOTE: The foreign language requirement is 14 semester hours (four semesters or the equivalent) in the same language.
Information Systems – 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
Lab Science - 4 hours
Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Christian Studies - 6 hours
Social Science - 12 hours
World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours
Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours
Speech Communication - 3 hours
Activity PE - 2 courses
Electives
as needed to complete 124 hrs
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 hours
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
B. Social Work Major - 49 hours
C. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to - 124 hours