Social Work, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (15-16 Units)

• Major / GE Area E / DCG Domestic SW 101 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Institutions Units: 3  
• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2  
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    Units: 3
• American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3  (suggested)
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[1] 
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2  
• Major & GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
    Units: 3-4
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies / DCG Domestic ES 105 - Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Studies Units: 3  OR NAS 104 - Introduction to Native American Studies Units: 3  

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

Semester 3 (15-17 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
    Units: 3-4
• Lower Division GE Area B: Mathematics  STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3  OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 ) ^[2]
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3

^[2] Credit earned for math support courses do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 4 (15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• American Institutions 
  U.S. and California Government
    Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 5 (14 Units)

• Major SW 340 - Social Work Methods I Units: 3  
• Major SW 340L - Social Work Methods I Lab Units: 1  
• Major SW 350 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I Units: 4  
• Major SW 355 - Social Agency Experience Units: 2  
• Major SW 382W - Social Work Research Units: 4  

Semester 6 (16 Units)

• Major SW 330 - Social Work Policy Units: 4   
• Major SW 341 - Social Work Methods II Units: 3 
• Major  SW 341M - Social Work Methods II Lab Units: 1 
• Major SW 351 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II Units: 4  
• Major SW 356 - Social Work Field Preparation Units: 1  
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 7 (14 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
    Units: 3
• Major SW 442 - Advanced Social Work Methods Units: 3  
• Major SW 455 - Field Experience Units: 5  
• Major SW 456 - Field Experience Seminar Units: 2  
• Elective Units: 1

Semester 8 (16 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major SW 442 - Advanced Social Work Methods Units: 3  
• Major SW 455 - Field Experience Units: 5  
• Major SW 456 - Field Experience Seminar Units: 2  
• Elective Units: 3