Prospective Students should be aware that:

  • Entry level courses can be completed on either campus, but degree must be completed on St. Thomas campus.

Along with the required General Education Requirements, students must complete the following courses to
graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work:

Course Credits
SWK 224 Introduction to Social Welfare 3
SWK 325 Social Welfare as a Social Institution 3
SWK 331  Social Work Methods I 3
SWK 334A Human Behavior 3
and and
SWK 334B Social Environment 3
SWK 425  Social Work Methods III 3
SWK 426  Social Work Methods IV 3
SWK 427  Field Instruction II and Field Seminar  6
SWK 428  Field Instruction III and Field Seminar  6
SWK 430 
 Social Welfare: Policies, Programs, Issues 3
The following courses in the Social Sciences are required:
ECO 221 Introduction to Macro-Economics 3
ECO 222  Introduction to Micro-Economics 3
HIS 181 World Civilization I 3
HIS 182 World Civilization II 3
PSY 120  General Psychology 3
PSY 240  Biopsychology 3
SSC 327  Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences I 4
SSC 328  Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences II 4
SSC 497  Social Sciences Senior Seminar I 1
SSC 498  Social Sciences Senior Seminar II 1
SOC 121  Introduction to Sociology 3
The student must choose three to nine credits from among the
following Social Sciences courses:
PSY 432  Psychology Personality 3
POL 151  American Government I 3
POL 152  American Government II 3
PSY 223  Social Psychology 3
SWK 465  Selected Topics 3
SWK 466  Selected Topics 3
SOC 236  Marriage and the Family 3
SOC 257  The Black Experience in the New World I 3
SOC 258  The Black Experience in the New World II 3
SOC 345  Race and Ethnic Relations 3
SOC 381  Contemporary Caribbean Society 3
Required courses in other fields:
MAT 140 College Algebra with Applications 4
or or
MAT 235 Introductory Statistics with Applications