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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Social Work, Bachelor of Social Work
Four Year Progression PlanCampus Availibility
- Flagstaff
- Yuma
Year 1
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SW220 | People To People | 3 | ||
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Description: Introduces social work as a profession within the context of the institution of social welfare. Volunteer involvement required. Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Social and Political Worlds Grade Required: Grade of "B" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| MAT114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |||
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Description: Contemporary quantitative methods, especially descriptive statistics, elementary probability, examples of statistical inference, linear and exponential models of growth and decay, and applicable discrete models. Fulfills liberal studies foundation requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MAT 102X with a grade of C or better) or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 35+; MATHC 30+; PLACE 43+) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| ENG105 | Critical Read/Writng In Univ | 4 | |||
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Description: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ((English Placement Test Results (ACT 17+; Accuplacer WR 4-7; IELTS 6+; PLACE 30+; SATI 340+, TOEFL PB 525+/CB 193+/IB 70+)) or (Test Results (ACT < 7; AccuplacerWR < 4; PLACE 10; SATI < 340) and Corequisite: ENG 100)) Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | PSY101 | Introduction To Psychology | 3 | ||
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Description: Surveys the science of psychology, including history of psychology, physiology, development, health, abnormal, learning, sensation, perception, motivation, personality, and intelligence. Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Social and Political Worlds Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SWELECTIVE | Social Work Cognate | 3 |
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| Notes: Choose one of the following: ECO 285 or SOC 353 | |||||
| 2. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| MAT114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |||
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Description: Contemporary quantitative methods, especially descriptive statistics, elementary probability, examples of statistical inference, linear and exponential models of growth and decay, and applicable discrete models. Fulfills liberal studies foundation requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MAT 102X with a grade of C or better) or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 35+; MATHC 30+; PLACE 43+) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| ENG105 | Critical Read/Writng In Univ | 4 | |||
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Description: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ((English Placement Test Results (ACT 17+; Accuplacer WR 4-7; IELTS 6+; PLACE 30+; SATI 340+, TOEFL PB 525+/CB 193+/IB 70+)) or (Test Results (ACT < 7; AccuplacerWR < 4; PLACE 10; SATI < 340) and Corequisite: ENG 100)) Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | LIBSTLAB | Liberal Studies (LAB) Course | 4 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 1 | ||
Year 2
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SWELECTIVE | Social Work Cognate | 3 |
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| Notes: Choose one of the following: BIO 310, 372; HS 300 | |||||
| 2. | PSY240 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | ||
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Description: Surveys physical, social, and cognitive development from conception through adulthood. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or 101H or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Social and Political Worlds Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
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| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SWELECTIVE | Social Work Cognate | 3 |
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| Notes: Choose one of the following: SOC 315; ANT 306; ES 160; HIS 396 | |||||
| 2. | CIS120 | Intro To Computer Info Systems | 3 | ||
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Description: Introduces computer and information systems, including the development and hands-on use of applications designed for communications, decision support, and database management. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Requirement Designation: Science and Applied Science Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
Year 3
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SWELECTIVE | Social Work Cognate | 3 |
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| Notes: Choose one from the following: HIS 295; POS 355; SOC 204; CCJ 360; PSY 491; or any WGS course | |||||
| 2. | SWELECTIVE | Social Work Cognate | 3 |
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| Notes: Choose one from the following: SOC 215, SOC 360, ES 300 | |||||
| 3. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| SOC365 | Social Statistics | 3 | |||
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Description: Statistical techniques as they apply to the description and analysis of social data. Measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association together with appropriate inferential tests. Letter grade only. Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| PSY230 | Intro Statistics In Psychology | 4 | |||
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Description: Basic concepts of statistical analysis and design in psychological research. 3 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or 101H and (MAT 102X w/ grade of C or better or Math Foundation Requirement or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 40+; MATHC 40+; PLACE 46+)) or International Exchange Student Group Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | SW401 | Crisis Intervention Methods | 3 | ||
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Description: Knowledge, values, and skills for working with people in crisis. Letter grade only. Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 2 | ||
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| 1. | SW320W | Social Policy And Legislation | 3 |
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Description: Historical development of social policy and legislation within the context of social and economic justice. Impact on social services. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: [SW 220 and (ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+))] or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 Notes: Student must be admitted to the SW program to enroll. Meets Junior Level Writing requirement |
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| 2. | SW321 | Generalist Practice I | 3 | ||
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Description: Ecological systems, strengths perspective, and planned change processes applied to generalist social work practice. Interviewing, issue identification, and data-collection skills emphasized. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: SW 220 or International Exchange Student Group Corequisite for SW majors: SW 355 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 3. | SW355 | Social Work Research | 3 | ||
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Description: Problem formulation, research design, data collection and analysis, and the social context of social work research, including the systematic evaluation of practice. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: (SW 220 and Social Work Milestone) or International Exchange Student Group Corequisite: SW 321 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 4. | SW370 | Information Technology In Sw | 3 | ||
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Description: Presents technology in context. Provides core foundation in computer and network applications that directly affect human service delivery. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: ((CIS 120 or CIS 120H) and SW 220) or International Exchange Student Group Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 5. | SW450 | Contemporary Topics In Sw | 3 |
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Description: Studies contemporary issues and topics relevant to generalist social work practice. Some topics include social work in health settings, social work and aging, social work with Native Americans, and child welfare services. Social Work majors must earn at least six credit hours with different content. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit. Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Notes: May take twice with different topic. May take SW 418 |
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| Students must see an academic advisor before enrollment for the 7th term in preparation for graduation. | |||||
Year 4
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SW408 | Field Placement | 6 | ||
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Description: Educationally focused and directed application of the knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work in practice settings. Must be repeated for a total of 12 units. Pass-fail only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Social Work Milestone and Senior Status or higher and SW 321 with grade of B or better Grade Required: Grade of "P" - "Pass" Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | SW422 | Generalist Practice II | 3 | ||
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Description: Practice principles applied to intervention with micro- and mezzo-level client systems, including individuals, families, and small groups. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: (SW 321 and Social Work Milestone) or International Exchange Student Group Corequisite: SW 423 and SW 427 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | SW423 | Generalist Practice III | 3 | ||
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Description: Practice principles applied to intervention with macro-level client systems, including community and organizational change primarily in rural localities. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: SW 321 and Social Work Milestone Corequisite: SW 422 and SW 427 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | SW427 | Social Work Assessment | 3 | ||
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Description: Integrative course that links and applies human behavior theory in biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental contexts to assessment in generalist social work practice. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: (Human Biology cognate: one of BIO 310, BIO 372, or HS 300 (3 units)); PSY 240, SW 321, and Social Work Milestone Corequisite: SW 422 and SW 423 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| Submit graduation application during the 7th term. | |||||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | SW408 | Field Placement | 6 | ||
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Description: Educationally focused and directed application of the knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work in practice settings. Must be repeated for a total of 12 units. Pass-fail only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Social Work Milestone and Senior Status or higher and SW 321 with grade of B or better Grade Required: Grade of "P" - "Pass" Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | SW420 | Social Welfare Policy Practice | 3 | ||
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Description: Examination of current social welfare policies and social welfare policy analysis and practice frameworks. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: SW 320W or International Exchange Student Group Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 3. | SW450 | Contemporary Topics In Sw | 3 |
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Description: Studies contemporary issues and topics relevant to generalist social work practice. Some topics include social work in health settings, social work and aging, social work with Native Americans, and child welfare services. Social Work majors must earn at least six credit hours with different content. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit. Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Notes: May take twice with different topic. May take SW 418. |
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| 4. | SW498C | Senior Seminar | 3 |
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Description: Capstone course for integrating social work curriculum into a framework for influencing change as professional generalist social workers. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Social Work Milestone and Senior Status Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Senior Capstone |
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University Requirements Specified by Major
| University requirements includes 35 units of liberal studies and 6 units of diversity coursework. The courses listed below are required for the major, but may also be used to satisfy liberal studies and/or diversity. Know that if a course is used to satisfy more than one requirement it is only counted once in the cumulative totals. The sections that are blank can be satisfied with any course from the approved list of liberal studies or diversity. | |
| Foundation Requirements:English (FNRQ:ENG) (4 units) | ENG 105 (4) |
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| Foundation Requirements:Math (FNRQ:MAT) (3 units) | MAT 114 (3) |
| Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry (AHI) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Social and Political Worlds (SPW) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Cultural Understanding (CU) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Science/Applied Science (SAS/LAB) (7 units) | CIS 120 (3) |
| Liberal Studies Elective (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
| Diversity:U.S. Ethnic (DIV:ETHN) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
| Diversity:Global (DIV:GLBL) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
Program Information
PROGRAM INFORMATION
The mission of Northern Arizona University Social Work Program, grounded in the history, purpose, and values of the profession, is to educate competent generalist social workers for practice with diverse populations and multi-level social systems in local, regional and global contexts. The Social Work Program is an accredited professional program where you can earn the professional designation of BSW or Bachelor of Social Work. You are required to apply to the Social Work Program after completing the freshman year. Please visit the Department of Sociology and Social Work web page for online application. The web page and contact information is noted below.
Students are strongly encouraged to consult with a Social Work faculty each semester in choosing
appropriate courses. Some required courses for this degree might be used to meet additional requirements
for the degree. Consult with your faculty advisor to determine which courses are eligible. You are
required to complete 12 units of Field Placement (SW 408) to complete this degree. Please consult a
Social Work faculty advisor for details and planning of this degree.
Only one grade of “D” is allowed in the professional core courses. See catalog for a complete list of the professional core courses for the Bachelor of Social Work degree.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Social and Behavioral Sciences Building (Bldg. 65) Room 330
PHONE: 928-523-2979 FAX: 928-523-6777
Department Chair: Dr. Kooros Mahmoudi
Phone: 523-4521 EMAIL: Kooros.Mahmoudi@nau.edu
Director of Social Work: Dr. Rebecca Garrison EMAIL: Rebecca.Garrison@nau.edu
Phone: 523-9588
Office of Academic Services and Advising
Social and Behavioral Sciences West Building (Bldg. 70) Room 114
PHONE: 928-523-6540 FAX: 928-523-7185
EMAIL: sbs.advisor@nau.edu
General Information
Progression Plans are intended to provide a general road map related to the sequencing of courses.
For a full description of degree requirements, review the Academic Catalog. To determine what requirements you may have already met through transfer credits, AP/IB courses, or test credits review your Academic Requirements, advisement report.
Some courses may have prerequisites and/or require appropriate placement scores in Mathematics and English. If you do not have the appropriate placement or prerequisite courses, you may have to take more courses than are presented on the Progression Plan.
Not all classes are offered every term so use caution when changing the sequencing of courses.
For further clarification, refer to the catalog (link provided at the top of this page) or speak with an academic advisor.
