School of Liberal Arts: Social Policy and Practice
2008-2009 Academic Year
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PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology
SOCI 106 Urban Sociology
MINIMUM G.P.A. REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION
Students must achieve a 2.0 minimum G.P.A. in their core courses and a 2.0
minimum G.P.A. in their social science electives. Students who are concerned
about their grade point average in the major should contact the Undergraduate
Advisor.
CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT
Social Policy & Practice graduates often find that they have many career options
because their academic backgrounds are broad and they have developed the
writing, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills that are highly valued by
employers in a wide variety of settings. Students in the major are well prepared
for entering the fields of social work, education, public policy, public health, law,
medicine, business, and any other field that values a solid liberal arts education.
(30 Credits -- At least 10 courses)
Core Classes (2 courses, 6 credits)
Social Policy & Practice majors are required to complete two core courses:
SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Policy & Practice
SOWK 400 Community Organizing for Social Change: Theories and
Methods
Each core course is offered every Fall and Spring semester. Students accepted to
the major will be assigned a specific schedule to start the core courses with the
gateway course SOWK 200 -- when their declaration is processed.
The two social work courses "bookend" the major. The first course students take,
upon being admitted into the major, is SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Policy &
Practice and the final course students take is SOWK 400 Community Organizing
for Social Change: Theories and Methods.
Concentration in a Major Social or Behavioral Science (2 courses, 6 credits)
All social policy majors must concentrate in one of three major behavioral science
departments: Political Science, Economics, or Sociology. Majors are required to
take two approved electives in their concentration department. Refer to the list
below for approved concentration electives.
Economics:
ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 332 Urban Economics