Students interested in transferring to the UNK social Work Program are advised to focus on fulfilling General Studies requirements and to contact the UNK Social Work Department Chair for academic advising as soon as possible. The Social Work course sequencing is five semesters (2-1/2 years) in length. Earning a B.S. in Social Work requires finishing the following: 45 hours of required social work courses, 12 hours of electives, and 45 hours of General Studies courses. Students are admitted to the program following the successful completion of SOWK 170 - Introduction to Social Welfare and SOWK 172 - Human Services Ethics and Experience. Detailed and updated information about the program can be located at: http://www.unk.edu/acad/socialwork/html.
First Year
First Semester
|
Hours |
Second Semester |
Hours
|
Expository Writing I
|
3 |
Expository Writing II |
3 |
| General Studies Social Science |
3 |
General Biology |
4 |
| General Studies Aesthetics |
3 |
Fund. of Speech Comm. (SPCH 100) |
3 |
| Intro to American Politics (PSCI 110) |
3 |
General Studies Democracy Course |
3 |
| Hours |
12 |
Hours |
13 |
Second Year
First Semester
|
Hours |
Second Semester |
Hours
|
English Literature
|
3 |
General Studies Natural Science |
3 |
| Geography |
3 |
Descriptive Statistics |
3 |
| American History 250 or 251 |
3 |
General Studies Humanities |
3 |
| Math 101 or Stat 241 |
3 |
General Studies Elective |
3 |
| Hours |
12 |
Hours |
12 |
For additional information contact:
Dr. Maha Younes
Social Work Department Chair
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska 68849
Telephone: (308) 865-8739
younesm@unk.edu