Advisement Guide for SWK Faculty and Students 2012-13
Student's Name
Banner ID
Advisor
General Education (Liberal Arts)
A. Basic Skills ENG 1040 credit does not count toward graduation)
FRS 1000 Freshman Seminar (not required for transfer students with at least 15 hours)
SPE 1020 or waiver (not required for transfer students with at least 15 hours)
ENG 1050 (prerequisite for SWK 2000)
ENG 1060 (prerequisite for SWK 2000)
B. Physical Education (select 2)
(1)
PED 1010, 1300, 1310,1320, 1330, 1340, 1350,1360, 1370, 1380, 1390, 1410, 1450, 1460,
(2)
1770, 1790, PED (MSC) 1800, PED (THE) 1810 or 1820, 1900, 1910, 1950
C. Humanities (Select one course from each category)
Fine Arts:
ART 2020, 2050, 2080, 2090; THE 2500; MUS 1020, 1040, 2940,2980
(1)
(2)
Literature:
ENG 2010, 2020, 2030, 2050, 2060, 2080, 2090, 2100, 2180, 2190,
ENG (AIS) 2200, 2230, 2240, 2410, 2470, 2480
(3)
History:
HST 1010, 1020, 1140, 1150; HST (AIS) 1100 or 1110
(4)
Religion/Philosophy: PHI 1000, 1010, 2040; 2070 REL 1080, 1300
D. Social Science
PLS 1000 or 1010
(prerequisites for SWK 3480, 4480)
(1)
(2)
PSY 1010
(prerequisites for SWK 3450, 4450)
(3)
SOC 1020, Soc (AIS) 1050, SOC 2090
(prerequisites for SWK 3450, 3910, and 4450)
E. Natural Science
(1)
BIO 1030 or equivalent or PED 3490 (PED 3490 can be taken to meet the prerequisites for
3450/4450, but it will not count in General Education as a Natural Science Requirement.)
(2)
PHS 1100 or 1560 or GGY (GLY) 1150 or GGY (PHS, GLY) 2460 PHY 1000, PHY 1500, PHY
2000 (Review Gen Edu Checklist)
(3)
MAT 1050 or 1070, 1080, 1090, 2150, 2210 [prerequisite for SWK/SOC/CRJ 3600 and SWK
3910
F. General Education Program Electives (Required for Social Work Majors)
Click here to see options (Section IV of the General Education Checklist)
(1)
ECN 1000, 2020, 2030,2410 or GGY 2060 or equivalent (prerequisites for SWK 3480 and 4480)
(2)
(Freshman Seminar: 1 hour General Education Requirements: 44 hours; Total 45 hours)
SWK Program (Read Carefully)
• Seventy five percent (13 of 17 courses) of the General Education courses must be completed prior to
enrolling in professional core courses. A student must complete all prerequisites for social work courses
prior to being accepted into the Social Work Program. Prerequisites include courses in HUMAN
BIO/ANATOMY, ECN, MAT, PLS, PSY, SOC, ECN, or the equivalent.
• Students must maintain a 2.5 average in order to be admitted into the Social Work Program and to
graduate with a BSW. Admission to the Social Work Program requires an application and two
references. The foundation courses are: SWK 2000, SWK 2450, SWK 3710 and SWK 3800. Students
will complete the application process during SWK 3800 (packet is online). Students cannot enroll in
additional social work courses (except population-at-risk courses) until they have been accepted
into the SWK Program. Student must complete all social work courses with a grade of “C” or
better.
• Social Work Majors are expected to the Advisement Guide available at conferences with the academic
advisor. (Students must see an advisor to get pin # for registration.)
Students must complete 9 hours of WD/WE courses
http://www.uncp.edu/registrar/writing_intensive_writing_program_fall_2012.pdf
• Students registering for a course without the prerequisite requirement will be dropped from the course
and face suspension from the Social Work Program.
• SWK 3540 is the prerequisite for the license to practice School Social Work in North Carolina. See the
BSW Social Work Program Director for more details.
• SWK 4480, 4900, and 4910 must be taken concurrently during the last semester
A grade of “C” or better is required for all Social Work classes
Professional Core Courses
SWK 2000 Introduction to Social Work
SWK 2450 Human Diversity & Populations
at Risk
SWK 3710 Writing for the Social Sciences
SWK 3800 Social Work Practice I
SWK 3450 Human Behavior & Social
Environment I (HBSE I)
SWK 3480 Social Welfare Policies & Social
Justice
SWK 3600 Social Statistics (CRJ/SOC)
SWK 3850 Social Work Practice II
SWK 3910 Understanding Social Research
SWK 4450 Human Behavior & Social
Environment II (HBSE II)
SWK 4500 Social Work Values & Ethics
SWK 4800 Social Work Practice III
Prerequisites
ENG 1050, 1060
SWK 2000 recommended
SWK 2000 Co requisite or Prerequisite
SWK 2000 Co requisite or Prerequisite
BIO 1030 (or PED 3490), PSY 1010,
SOC 1020 (or 2010)
(Must complete prior to SWK 4800)
SWK 2000, PLS 1000 or 1010 and ECN 1000, 2020,
2030,2410 or GGY 2060
MAT 1050 or MAT 1070 Prerequisite
SWK 3800 and permission of instructor
SOC 1020 or 2010 and MAT 1050 or 1070
SWK 2000, 3450
SWK 2000, 3800 (Must complete prior to Field Work)
SWK 2450, 3450, 3480, 3850
PLS 1000 or 1010, and ECN 1000, 2020, 2030, or
GGY 2060; SWK 2000, 2450, 3450, 3480,3600, 3800, 3710,
3910, 4450, 4500, 4800
Permission of Instructor
(can only take 15 hours during Field Work)
SWK 4900 Field Work
SWK 2000, 2450, 3450, 3480, 3600, 3710, 3800, 3850,
3910, 4450, 4500, 4800, co requisites 4480, 4900, and 4910
Permission of Instructor
(can only take 15 hours during Field Work)
SWK 4910 Integrative Seminar for Field Work SWK 2000, 2450, 3450, 3480, 3600,3710, 3800, 3850,
3910, 4450, 4500, and 4800, co requisite 4480,4900, and
4910
SWK 4480 Social and Economic Justice
Total hours: 48
General Education 45 + (48+6+21) = 120 hours At least 9
Students are required to successfully complete 6 hours from Populations-at-Risk Electives:
SWK 3000 Narrative Approaches to Understanding Today’s Older Population
SWK 3540 School Social Work
SWK 3840 Gerontological Social
SWK 3700 Practice with Children and Adolescents
SWK 3870 Women in Society
SWK 3750 SWK Practice w /Latinos
SWK 3880 Native American Populations
SWK 3820 African American Populations
SWK 3890 GLBT Populations
SWK 3830 Child Welfare Services
Keep in mind these are guides, the University Catalog is the final authority
on all course and program related matters.
Revised 10/22/2012