Social Work, B.S.W.

Semester 1

• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3) ¹
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)

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• PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3) or
• PSYC 2040 Social Psychology (3)

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• General Education Course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and MATH 1021 . Complete BIOL 1001 .

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• SW 2000 Introduction to Social Work (3)
• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)
• First Course in General Education Foreign Language Sequence (4)
• General Education Course - Humanities (3)
• General Education Course - Physical Sciences (3)¹

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: 2.5 cumulative LSU GPA.

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• PHIL 1021 Introduction to Logic (3) or
• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) or
• MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

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• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2070 Public Policy Making: An Introduction (3)

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• Second Course in General Education Foreign Language Sequence (4)
• Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: ”C” or better in SW 2000 .

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• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

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• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3) or
• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3)

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• ENGL 2012 Practical Grammar and Usage (3) or
• ENGL 2002 Business Writing (3) or
• ENGL 3003 Technical Writing for Nontechnical Majors (3) or
• ENGL 3101 Legal Writing (3)

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• CMST 1061 Fundamentals of Communication (3) or
• CMST 2040 Introduction to Performing Literature (3) or
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

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• Second General Education Course in Natural Sciences or Life Science (3)¹

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in SW 3005 .

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• SW 3005 Practice with Individuals and Families (3)
• SW 3001 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)
• SW 3004 Human Diversity and Oppression (3)
• Electives (6)

Semester 6

• SW 3006 Practice with Groups (3)
• SW 3008 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
• SW 3103 Social Welfare History & Policy (3)
• Electives (6)

Semester 7

• SW 4007 Practice with Organizations and Communities (3)
• SW 4009 Human Sciences Research Methods (3)
• SW Elective (3)
• Electives (6)

Semester 8

• SW 4100 Field Internship (4,5) ²
• SW 4200 Integrative Seminar (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ For General Education Natural Sciences both physical and life sciences must be taken: 6 hours in a physical/life sciences sequence; 3 hours in an area (physical/life) not previously selected. This major requires students to take BIOL 1001 .

² Students should take SW 4100  for a total of 9 hours.