All students, except those with baccalaureate degrees from programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, are required to take all of the generalist curriculum  courses. These courses contain a body of knowledge, values, and skills essential for social work practice. This common base is transferable among settings, population groups, and problem areas. The foundation curriculum consists of courses in generalist social work practice with corresponding field instruction, human behavior and the social environment, clinical assessment and diagnosis, introductory social work research methods, social welfare policy and services, and a course focused on diversity and oppression. Successful completion of the generalist curriculum is required before beginning the specialized curriculum.

The required generalist curriculum courses are:

19:910:500,501  Social Work Practice I with Individuals, Families, and Groups; Social Work Practice II with Organizations and Communities (3,3)

19:910:502  Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)

19:910:504  Social Welfare Policy and Services I (3)

19:910:505  Methods of Social Work Research I (3)

19:910:506  Diversity and Oppression (3)

19:910:507  Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (3)

19:910:508,509  Field Education Practicum I,II (3,3)

One general elective course is also required to complete the generalist curriculum.

For additional course information, see the Generalist Curriculum Courses in this catalog.