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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2019-2020 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Keystone Course & SSHS School Core – SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- School Core: Sustainability, Society and Civic Mindedness & Social Work Prereq: PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Keystone Course – QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed Distribution Category (Choose one): VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR CULTURE AND CREATIVITY****** (HRS 4)
- Major Prereq: SOCI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed Distribution Category (Choose one): VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR CULTURE AND CREATIVITY****** (Must be outside of SSHS) (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 225 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SCIENTIFIC REASONING BIOL 101 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways Module 1: SSHS 001 Career Assessment/Advisor Visit SSHS Advisor in Cahill Center (C209) [Grad Requirement]
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: SWRK 222 - HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WELFARE (HRS 4)
- School Core: SOSC 235 - HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 270 - CULTURAL DIVERSITY: RACISM, OPPRESSION AND PRIVILEGE (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways Module 2: SSHS 002 Resume/Cover Letter/Personal Statement Visit SSHS Advisor in Cahill Center (C209) [Grad Requirement]
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: SWRK 202 - POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 362 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I - THEORIES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 329 - SOCIAL WORK IN AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES (100 hours of fieldwork) (Must be accepted into the major prior to raking this course) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways Module 3: SSHS 003 Interview Practice/Internship Search Visit SSHS Advisor in Cahill Center (C209) [Grad Requirement]
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 363 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II - LIFE CYCLE (HBSE I is a prereq for this course) (HRS 4)
- Major: SWRK 307 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: SWRK 325 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK I (HRS 8)
- Major: Social Work Elective (Groups recommended for those planning to attend MSW program) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: SWRK 326 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK II (HRS 8)
- Major: SWRK 420 - CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICY (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 3.0
*Ideally, students should be fully admitted into the program by the end of their second year at Ramapo. Transfer students should be admitted by preregistration date of their first semester on campus. Students should be directed early to the Social Work program for admissions requirements.
**Students must be fully admitted into Social Work program before registering for SWRK 329 Social Work with Communities and Agencies.
*** Students must take SWRK 329 before entering into the Theory & Practice I & II sequence (SWRK 325 & SWRK 326).
****Theory & Practice I (SWRK 325) is offered fall semester and Theory & Practice II (SWRK 326) is only offered in the Spring semester. These two courses must be taken consecutively over one academic year.
*****Most MSW programs require students take a course in Social Work Practice with Groups. We recommend students take this as an elective in the BSW program if they plan to attend a MSW program.
******Gen Ed Distribution Categories: Two of the three categories are required, but one course must be outside of SSHS.
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