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SOCIAL WORK CORE
Take the following courses:
3 CreditsSSO-101 Introduction to Sociology
PY-101 Introduction to Psychology
3 CreditsS
BI-190 Human Biology
3 CreditsN, WK-SP,CTGESPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
SW-214 Integrated Research Methods & Stats I
3 CreditsS,WK-SI
SW-215 Integrated Research Methods & Stats II
3 CreditsS
SW-221 The Life Cycle
3 CreditsS,WK-SIPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
SW-230 Introduction to Social Work Practice
4 CreditsSPrerequisites: SO101 or permission of instructor.
SW-231 Social Problems & Social Welfare
3 CreditsS,WK-SIPrerequisites: FYC-101, EN-110, or EN-109.
SW-330 Social Work Practice: Individual, Family & Small Groups Laboratory
2 CreditsSCorequisite: SW331. Prerequisite: SW230.
SW-331 Social Work Practice: Individual, Family & Small Groups
4 CreditsSCorequisite: SW330. Prerequisite: SW230.
SW-333 Social Welfare Policies and Services
3 CreditsSPrerequisite: SW-231
Take one of the following courses below:
SW-332 Social Work Practice: Large Groups, Organizations and Communities
4 CreditsS, CWPrerequisite: SW230.
CONN-350 Community Health Advocacy
4 CreditsCONN,IC
MINORITY EXPERIENCES
Take one of the following courses below:
CM-210 Race and Language in the United States
3 CreditsSW-US
PY-211 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Studies
3 CreditsS,WK-SIPre- or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-203 Class/Status/Identity in US Literature
4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
EN-217 Disability in Fiction
3 CreditsH
EN-237 Constructing Identities
4 CreditsCAPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
PS-206 The Culture War
4 CreditsCA, S, SW-US
SO-203 Minority Experiences
3 CreditsSPrerequisites: SO101 or AN151.
CAPSTONE
Take the following courses:
SW-490 Social Work: Professional Semester
12 CreditsSCorequisite: SW495 Prerequisite: Permission.
SW-495 Professional Semester: Research Seminar
3 CreditsSCorequisite: SW490. Prerequisite: Permission.
NOTE: This POE is constructed under the guidelines established by the Council on Social Work Education. Students seeking the Bachelor of Social Work Credential (BSW) from Juniata College must complete all of this POE.
Social Work students must earn a C- or higher in every course in the POE. Students must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and a GPA of at least 2.5 in the Social Work POE in order to enroll in SW 490 and SW 495.
POE Credit Total = 56
Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level. Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.
Why study Social Work at Juniata College?
As a social work POE, you will gain the satisfaction of participating in a high caliber program that will prepare you to work in a context of social and economic justice to solve and prevent individual and societal problems. Additionally, you will be able to earn the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) credential in a program that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1981. With the BSW credential you earn, you will be able to enjoy enhanced access to career opportunities that begin on higher rungs of the career ladder with higher salaries and rapid advancement.
Social Work POEs enjoy the benefits of rigorous, experiential learning that is integrated
throughout the curriculum while experiencing close collaborating with faculty and
other students in the social work program. Upon graduation, you will join about 75%
of our graduates who pursue Master of Social Work degrees with the benefit of advance
standing that often saved 50% of the time and money that graduate school would otherwise
require.