The social work profession has its own code of ethics, body of knowledge based in the social sciences, licensing and national educational accreditation. A high quality doctoral-level faculty provides core courses and electives coupled with a semester or summer internship in a social service agency. In addition to completing the University's General Education program, the Social Work major requires 53 credit hours including the internship typically taken in the student's last term. Students may apply to the major after the second semester of their freshman year. They must have and maintain a 2.2 cumulative grade point average.
Typical minors are psychology, sociology, women's studies, criminology or related social sciences.
Spanish is an excellent minor or joint major for Social Work. Unique program features Social work majors may earn a Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate which prepares students for social work in the substance abuse treatment field. Each has years of professional practice in social work to inform their teaching. The Social Work Student Organization is involved with a variety of service and social activities, and helps students orient to the major and the profession. Alpha Delta Mu is the national Social Work honor society.