Sample Degree Plan, Bachelor Social Work, Barry University

In the Bachelor of Social Work program, you will complete 45 credits from five different curricular divisions, giving you a strong liberal arts background. Your professional social work education will consist of 13 social work courses (39 credits). Your junior year will include a 75-hour volunteer experience, along with your first practice course. Your senior year will include a yearlong field placement of 480 hours in a human service agency in South Florida, along with three practice courses. For more specifics, see the sample below.

Freshman	Sophomore Year	Junior Year	Senior Year
Introduction to Social Work	Social Work Policy	Human Behavior in the Social Environment I	Practice II
Freshman Composition and Literature	Philosophy course from SW Distribution List	Human Behavior in the Social Environment II	Practice III
Introduction to Literature	Two language courses (Spanish, French, ASL, Italian)	The Personal, Cultural, and Social Influences on Helping	Practice IV
Interpersonal Communication	U.S. History course from SW Distribution List	Social Work Research	Field I
World Religions: Spiritual Experiences of Humankind or Comparative Religion	Biology	Practice I	Field II
Logic or Critical Thinking	American Government	Distribution course in Fine Arts, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Natural and Physical Sciences	SW Elective
Math from SW Distribution list	Introduction to Sociology	Statistics	Sociology of Race, Class, & Gender
Introduction to Computers, Basic Computer Applications, or test out of class	Introduction to Psychology	Volunteer Experience (75 hrs) Elective	Elective
Distribution Course in Fine Arts, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Natural and Physical Sciences		Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective

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