Accelerated Dual-Degree Bachelor’s/MSW (3+2) Curriculum Requirements
The most common majors for students who are anticipating graduate study in social work are Sociology, Criminal Justice, Gerontology and Psychology1; however this accelerated dual-degree program is open to students in any Arts and Sciences major. Students are advised that this accelerated degree will require overloads and summer coursework to complete the bachelor’s degree in three years.
Students must work with their advisers to carefully plan their course of study to ensure completion of the BA or BS degree in three years. Students admitted to the program take 9 credits of graduate coursework in their third year. Suggested curriculum is as follows:
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| UC Science with lab (Disciplinary Inquiry) | 4 | |
| UC Humanities (Disciplinary Inquiry) | 3 | |
| UC Fine Arts (Disciplinary Inquiry) | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Crime and Society | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Credits | 19 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| MA 206 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| UC Personal Inquiry course 2 | 3 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry course | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3-4 | |
UC Personal Inquiry | ||
| Take one of the following (determined by major): | 1 | |
| From College to Career | ||
| From College to Career | ||
| From College to Career | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Aging in Society | ||
| Race, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Credits | 19-20 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| UC Personal Inquiry course | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
UC Personal Inquiry course | ||
CAS Humanities | ||
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
UC Fine Arts (Disciplinary Inquiry) | ||
UC Personal Inquiry course | ||
| Language 102 course | 3 | |
| CAS Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging | ||
CAS Fine Arts | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Adult Development & Aging | ||
CAS elective | ||
| Police and Policing | ||
| Elective in the major | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CAS elective | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
CAS Humanities | ||
CAS elective | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
CAS Fine Arts | ||
Open elective | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Research Methods | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Elective in the major | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
Elective in the major | ||
| Prisons and Jails | ||
| Credits | 18 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
UC Personal Inquiry course | ||
Open elective | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
CAS elective | ||
Open elective | ||
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| UC Capstone 4 | ||
| Open Elective | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
CAS elective | ||
CJ elective | ||
SO elective | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Elective in the major | 3 | |
| SW 504 | Social Welfare and Social Policy | 3 |
| SW 511 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: Theories for Practice for Individuals and Families | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Open elective | 3 | |
| Open elective | 3 | |
| Course determined by major | 4 | |
CAS elective + one FLW course | ||
| Advanced Internship in the Community | ||
Major elective + one FLW course | ||
| Course determined by major | 3 | |
| Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice Policy | ||
| Senior Seminar 3 | ||
| Senior Seminar 3 | ||
| SW 512 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Theories for Groups, Organizations and Communities | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
Once admitted to the program, students must maintain an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 and complete 20 credits in liberal arts and a statistics course with a grade of C or higher. Additionally, students must achieve a grade of B or higher in their three graduate courses. A maximum of 9 credits may be used to fulfill both undergraduate and graduate requirements. Students earn their Master of Social Work upon satisfactory completion of all of the graduate curriculum requirements.
- 1
Psychology majors who are interested in the dual-degree program follow a different curriculum, and should consult with their adviser.
- 2
Courses are chosen in consultation with an adviser to meet the requirements for Personal Inquiry I and Personal Inquiry II.
- 3
Course counts as UC Capstone
- 4
Criminal Justice majors must complete UC Capstone.