Message to students interested in the Social Work Program

Any student can declare social work a major. We encourage you to do so as early in your academic career as possible. The Chairperson will create a "Social Work Program of Study" for you that outlines what classes you need to take in what semester in order to graduate. While this does not replace the status sheet your counselor fills out with you, it does give you a sense of being able to plan what you will do up to three years in advance.

Once you declare social work as a major you have the status of "tracking major." After you complete the OLC Core Curriculum and Sowk 203 - Foundations of Social Work, you will fill out the "Advanced Major Application." You can download that application by clicking on the link in the column to the left. You must meet the criteria listed in the first page of the application to be admitted to "Advanced Major."

Please be clear about the difference between "Tracking Major" and "Advanced Major."

Important Note...

To begin the social work sequence you need to take Sowk 203 which is offered only in the Spring semester each year. You should organize your schedule so you have most of the OLC Core done by the time you are ready to enter the junior year. Contact Jeffrey Olson, Chairperson, for a program of study based on courses you have taken and courses you should take.