Planning your BSW schedule

Upon admission to the BSW program, an educational plan will be developed for you outlining the courses needed to complete the BSW degree. Two sample plans are listed below:

Sample Plan A: Freshman/ Full-time student

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SUGGESTED EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULE

Fall

• H106  American History II
• W131  Elementary Composition
• B104   Psychology as a Social Act
• One course in Arts and Humanities

Total Credit Hours:   12

Spring

• Y103   Introduction to American Politics
• R100  Introduction to Sociology
• W231 Professional Writing Skills
• One course in Arts and Humanities

Total Credit Hours:   12

Summer (**)

• Six credits in elective course work

Total Credit Hours:   06       

 Fall

• S100   Understanding diversity in a pluralistic society
• A104 Cultural Anthropology
• S300   Computer technology for social workers
• One Human Biology course

Total Credit Hours:   12

Spring

• S141   Introduction to Social Work
• S221 Human Behavior & Social Environment I:  Individual Functioning
• One course from the Math/Physical Science area
• Three credits in elective course

Total Credit Hours:   12       

Summer (**)

• Six credits in elective course work

Total Credit Hours:   06       

Fall

• S231   Generalist Social Work Practice I:  Theory and Skills
• S251   Emergence of Social Services
• S322  Human Behavior and Social Environment II:  Small Group Functioning
• S323   Organization Behavior and Practice within a Generalist Perspective

Total Credit Hours:   12       

Spring

• S332   Generalist Social Work Practice II:  Theory and Skills
• S352   Social Service Delivery Systems
• S371   Social Work Research
• S381   Social Work Practicum I [minimum of 15 clock hours per week in a human service agency including a 2 hour seminar which meets every other week]  

Total Credit Hours:   13

Summer (**)

• Six credits in elective course work

Total Credit Hours:   06       

Fall

• S400   Field Practicum Seminar
• S433   Community Behavior and Practice within a Generalist Perspective
• S472   Practice Evaluation
• S482   Social Work Practicum II

Total Credit Hours:   12

 Spring

• Two S442 Practice-Policy Seminar in Fields of Practice
• One choice of Economy (E101/E201)
• 300 Level Psychology Class

Total Credit Hours:   12

Summer (**)

• Seven credits in elective course work

Total Credit Hours:   07

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS TO BE TAKEN:       122

Sample Plan B: Part-time student

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SUGGESTED EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULE

Fall

• S221   Human Behavior & Social Environment I:  Individual Functioning
• S231   Generalist Social Work Practice I:  Theory and Skills
• H106   American History II

Total Credit Hours:   09

Spring

• S322 Human Behavior and Social Environment II:  Small Group Functioning
• S323 Human Behavior and Social Environment III: Comm. & Organizational Functioning
• S251 Emergence of Social Services

Total Credit Hours:   09

Fall

• One Economics course (E101/E201)
• One 300 Level Psychology course
• S371   Social Work Research       

 Total Credit Hours:   09 

Spring

• S332   Human Behavior & Social Work Practice II:  Theory and Skills
• S352   Social Service Delivery Systems
• S381   Social Work Practicum I [minimum of 15 clock hours per week in a human service agency including a 2 hour seminar which meets every other week]

Total Credit Hours:   10

Fall

• S400   Field Practicum Seminar
• S433   Community Behavior and Practice within a Generalist Perspective
• S472   Practice Evaluation
• S482   Social Work Practicum II

 Total Credit Hours:   12

Spring

• Two S442 Practice-Policy Seminar in Fields of Practice

Total Credit Hours:   06

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS COMPLETED AS OF MAY (55)

TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS TO BE TAKEN: (67)

TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE BY EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE May (122)