Honors in Major
Students are required to maintain an overall 3.20 grade-point average
and a 3.20 grade-point average in major coursework.
Students must successfully complete three of the following courses:
SW 601H (required), Research Methods in Social Work (4 cr.); SW 622, Social
Work Practice I (4 cr.); SW 623, Social Work Practice II (4 cr.);
SW 633, Seminar in Social Work Methods (4 cr.); SW 697A, Special
Topics/Alcoholism (4 cr.); SW 697B, Special Topics/Drugs and Chemical
Dependency (4 cr.); SW 700, Social Gerontology (4 cr.); SW 701,
Women and Aging (4 cr.); SW 705, Child Welfare: Policies, Programs,
and Practice; SW 711, Social Work and Mental Illness (4 cr.); SW
712, Social Work and Developmental Disabilities (4 cr.). Note:
Only some of these courses are available each year.
Students must successfully complete SW 797–798, Honors Thesis
(6 cr. over two semesters). Typically, the thesis will be developed
in conjunction with the Senior Field Internship. The department
honors committee will review thesis proposals, assign a thesis adviser,
and review the written thesis. Students will present their completed
work at a department honors colloquium.