1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Social Sciences and History 87 Admissions Requirements and Procedures 1. Complete at least 50 quarter hours of the General Education Requirements, including the necessary social work course prerequisites. (Submit a SummmJJ ofPre– requisites.) 2. Complete SWK-233 Introduction to Social Work with a "C" or better by the fall quarter of sophomore year. 3. Complete and submit an Application for Admission to the social work program director, including an Autobiograpical Statement detailing your interest in social work. 4. Submit three Letters ofRecommendation from your pastor, an employer, and a teacher or adult friend. 5. Be interviewed by the social work faculty. 6. Earn a cumulative GPA of2.5 or better. (Submit a copy of your Unofficial Grade Transcript from Aca– demic Records. Make sure it is current.) Field Experience Students are responsible for transportation to and from field experience agencies. Field experience placements will be within a 50-mile radius of the campus. The course fee of $30 for all social work practice courses covers the cost of required liability insurance. Course Requirements Course requirements involve 84 quarter hours including: PYCH-160 General Psychology ..................................... 5 PYCH-367 Group Dynamics .......................................... 5 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ................................... 5 SWK-233 Introduction to Social Work .......................... 5 SWK-301 Human Behavior & Social Environment I ..... 4 SWK-302 Human Behavior & Social Environment II .... 4 SWK-311 Social Welfare Policy I .................................. 4 SWK-312 Social Welfare Policy II ................................. 4 SWK-321 Social Work Practice I ................................... 5 SWK-322 Social Work Practice II ................................. 5 SWK-343 Junior Seminar I ............................................ 1 SWK-344 Junior Field Experience I ............................... 2 SWK-345 Junior Seminar II ........................................... 1 SWK-346 Junior Field Experience II .............................. 2 SWK-367 Research Methodology .................................. 3 SWK-368 Data Analysis ................................................ 5 SWK-421 Social Work Practice III ................................ 5 SWK-422 Social Work Practice IV ................................ 5 SWK-451 Senior Seminar I ............................................ 2 SWK-452 Senior Seminar II ........................................... 2 SWK-456 Senior Field Experience I ............................... 5 SWK-457 Senior Field Experience II ............................. 5 Additional required cognates: *ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology ............................... 5 *BI0-100 Principles ofBiology ........ :............................. 5 CIS-100 Introduction to Computers ................................ 2 (or CIS-220 Computer Information Systems .............. 3) ECON-233 Microeconomics .......................................... 4 *HIST-375 Social Movements ........................................ 4 POLS-262 American State and Local Government ....... 5 *satisfies General Education Requirements Recommended electives: COM-314 Intercultural Communications ....................... 4 COM-315 Women in America ........................................ 3 SPAN-171, 172, 173 Elementaiy Spanish ...................... 15 SocialWorkMajor Curriculum Summary Proficiencyrequirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 62-82 Social work major requirements .................................... 82 Additional required cognates ................................... 25-26 Electives .................................................................... 2-23 Total(minirnum, not including proficiency) ............ 192 Because of the specific, sequential course requirements involved, completion of the program in four years requires careful planning. Failure to take courses in their sequential order may result in a fifth year for completion. Transfer students, particularly those transferring in as juniors, will most likely require three years of study at Cedarville to complete program requirements. College-spo11sored service projects, such as building houses for Habitat for Humanity, give students opportunities to help those in need.