Social Welfare: Matriculated Students Starting Fall 2018 BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Social Welfare, School of Social Welfare

Combined major and minor

Read about the BS in Social Welfare program.

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • APSY 101 (DP-SOCSCI)
  • RPOS 101 (CH-USHIS1 or CH-USHIS2)
  • Major Human Biology Course (DP-NATSCI)
  • Humanities (DP-HUM)
  • Elective
Year One: Spring
  • AGIO 103 or AGlO/GOG/USP 225
  • ASOC 115 or ASOC 180
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • Elective
  • Professional Development or Elective
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job, or volunteer opportunity, in the area of your studies

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • AMAT 108 or APSY 210 or ASOC 221 (MATH)
  • RSSW 210
  • APSY 203 or 327
  • RSSW 290
  • Languages Other than English (LANG)
Year Two: Spring
  • APSY 338
  • ASOC 260 or APSY 270
  • Arts (DP-ARTS)
  • International Perspectives (INTLPER)
  • Professional Development or Elective
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for shadowing opportunities

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • RSSW 301
  • RSSW 305
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Elective
  • Elective
Year Three: Spring
  • RSSW 306
  • RSSW 322
  • Major Elective (As advised)
  • Elective
  • Professional Development or Elective
Year Three: Summer

Consider an internship

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • RSSW 400
  • RSSW 401
  • RSSW 405Z
  • RSSW 408
  • Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • RSSW 406
  • RSSW 409
  • RSSW 410
  • Elective
  • Elective
Year Four: Summer

Congratulations, you've completed your degree!

Notes

General Education Requirements, for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts 
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives 
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence.