First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
SO152 Introduction to Sociology – 3 credits
PY101 Introduction to Psychology – 3 credits
SW104 Introduction to Social Work – 3 credits
CE Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
MAT100 Basic Algebra (if needed) – 1 credit

First Year Spring

SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
Biology Elective* – 3 credits
CA Contemplation and Active Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
SW201 Introduction to Social Welfare – 3 credits
SW214 Human Behavior and Social Environment – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

Statistics** – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits
SW204 Theories & Methods of Practice – 3 credits
SW216 Comms, Orgs, Groups: Theory & Praxis – 3 credits
SW270 Cultural Humility in Social Work – 3 credits

Third Year Fall

SW302 Social Work with Individuals – 3 credits
SW399 Professional Ethical Leader – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

SW303 Social Welfare Policy – 3 credits
SW305 Social Work with Groups – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Depth Elective (200 level or higher) – 3 credits

Fourth Year Fall

SW304 Social Work with Families – 3 credits
SW402 Field Placement I – 5 credits
SW405 Field Seminar I – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Spring

SW406 Field Placement II – 5 credits
SW407 Field Seminar II – 3 credits
SW421 Research Methods – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

*Biology Elective – select from BIO-157 (4cr), BIO-230 or BIO-230I (3cr)
**Statistics – select from MAT-106, MAT-115 or PY-290


Total Credits = 120

Social Work – Three Year Degree

First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
SW104 Introduction to Social Work – 3 credits
SW201 Introduction to Social Welfare – 3 credits
CE Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
MAT100 Basic Algebra (if needed) – 1 credit

First Year Spring

SW216 Comms, Orgs, Groups: Theory & Praxis – 3 credits
PY101 Introduction to Psychology – 3 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing – 3 credits
CA Contemplation and Active Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

First Year Summer

SO152 Introduction to Sociology – 3 credits
Statistics** – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

SW214 Human Behavior and Social Environment – 3 credits
SW302 Social Work with Individuals – 3 credits
SW399 Professional Ethical Leader – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

SW204 Theories & Methods of Practice – 3 credits
SW270 Cultural Humility in Social Work – 3 credits
SW303 Social Welfare Policy – 3 credits
SW305 Social Work with Groups – 3 credits
Biology* – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Summer

Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Fall

SW304 Social Work with Families – 3 credits
SW402 Field Placement I – 3 credits
SW405 Field Seminar I – 5 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

SW406 Field Placement II – 3 credits
SW407 Field Seminar II – 5 credits
SW421 Research Methods – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits
Social Work Concentration or Elective – 3 credits

*Biology Elective – select from BIO-157 (4cr), BIO-230 or BIO-230I (3cr)
**Statistics – select from MAT-106, MAT-115 or PY-290


Total Credits = 120


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