Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior Years

USF general distribution and common prerequisite requirements:

Foundation Courses:
SOW 3203 The American Social Welfare System 3
SOW 3302 Introduction to Social Work 3

Cross-cultural course 3

Full Major - Semester I

SOW 3101 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I 4
SOW 4522 Multi-Cultural America 3
SOW 4341 Multi-Methods of Social Work Practice I: Micro-System Intervention 5

Full Major - Semester II

SOW 3102 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 4
SOW 3401 Research and Statistics for Social Work 4
SOW 4343 Multi-Methods of Social Work Practice II: Macro-System Intervention 5

Full Major - Final Semester

*SOW 4510L Field Placement 6
SOW 4233 Social Welfare: Policy and Program 4
*SOW 4510 Integrative Field Seminar 3

*Students must have achieved a GPA of at least 2.75 in social work courses and completed all core course work listed above prior to enrollment in SOW 4510 and SOW 4510L. A student may not proceed to field placement with a grade of "C-" in any SOW core course even if his/her GPA is 2.75. No exceptions will be made.