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SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM INFORMATION
The social work major consists of 89 hours:
Social Work 150, 210, 225, 310, 315, 340, 345, 350, 353, 355, 360, 365, 370, 400, 401;
Social Work electives (12 hours).
Required Cognates:
Biology 101; Communication Arts 101; Mathematics 105; Political Science 201; Psychology 121;
Sociology 121, 246, 250; Spanish 101, 102.
In the social work department, students meet the oral communication requirement by taking communication arts 101; the capstone requirement is met in SWK 345, SWK 355, and SWK 365; and field education is met through SWK 400 and SWK 401, required fi eld placement and seminar course.
Admission to the Social Work Program
Students must make formal application to the social work program during the spring semester of their sophomore year for admission in their junior year. All students must be formally admitted to the program prior to enrolling in the following advanced social work courses (SWK 310, 340, 345, 350, 355, 360, 365, 370, 400, 401).
Admission into the program is based on: Completion of and/or current enrollment in Psychology 121, Sociology 121, Social Work 150, Social Work 210, and Social Work 225. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and at least a C (2.0) grade in the following courses: Biology 101, Mathematics 105, Political Science 201, Psychology 121, and Sociology 121. Applicants must have at least a C (2.0) grade in all social work courses previously taken.
Applicants must have a letter of reference from a community person documenting that the student completed at least 30 hours of work or volunteer experience in the community. Applicants must have three letters of reference from outside of the social work department, from individuals who are able to attest to the student’s intellectual ability, motivation, and social and emotional maturity. Applicants must submit a personal statement detailing their interest and commitment to the social work program and vocational calling.
Transfer Credit
The registrar at Trinity Christian College will evaluate the offi cial transcript received and determine which courses are acceptable for transfer. Trinity’s policy states that transfer students must complete at least 45 hours of credit at Trinity, 12 hours of their major fi eld of study and 12 of their last 20 hours at Trinity. In addition, students transferring from community colleges may transfer a maximum number of 65 credit hours. Transfer students from four-year institutions may transfer an unlimited number of credit hours.
The department chairperson, in collaboration with the registrar’s offi ce, will determine which social work courses will be accepted for credit. Review of transfer credit will allow students who have completed course work in a prior setting to be exempt from social work course content already covered. Students must present the following information to ensure course content is not repeated and social work course credit is given where due: course syllabus including learning objectives, required readings, evaluation procedures, and program and instructor information.
Students transferring into the social work program must make formal application to the program just as other students in the social work program. Students transferring into the fi eld education program must make formal application to the program and complete the fi eld advancement packet as outlined within the program.
Repeating Course Content
As part of the social work program admission process each student transcript is reviewed. The department chairperson, in conference with the student, meets to discuss foundational course content. In an effort to ensure foundational course content is not repeated, previous courses may be reviewed if a student has achieved a minimum of a C grade. The student must bring the syllabus for the course to the meeting. On the basis of this review, the chairperson will determine the extent of repeat content, resulting in one of three options:
1. The student will not be required to take the social work course;
2. The student will be required to take the social work course;
3. The student will complete an independent study with a social work faculty member that covers the material partially missed in the foundation course.
Life Experience
The social work department does not give academic credit to students for life experience or
previous work experience for social work courses or fi eld education requirements.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The social work department maintains a policy of nondiscrimination for students and their interaction in all auspices of the social work program that does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, political orientation, veteran status, transfer status, family structure, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Grievance Policy
The program’s grievance policy and process are as follows:
Any student, field instructor, alumni, staff, or faculty with a complaint concerning violations of the program’s policy statements or program actions should provide written notice (via the Official Grievance Form) of the complaint to the department chairperson within 10 nonvacation/ business days of the situation occurring. The department chairperson will meet with the appropriate parties involved, review the program’s policy statements and within 10 nonvacation/business days present a written decision and response (see section on the Official
Grievance Form). Any parties involved in the specifi c complaint who consider this decision to be unsatisfactory may appeal to the Provost of the College within 10 non-vacation/business days of receiving the department chairperson’s decision and response. Any appeal of the department chairperson’s decision must be made in writing using the Official Appeal Form. The Provost will review the Offi cial Appeal Form, discuss the matter with the appropriate parties involved and within 10 non-vacation/business days present a written decision and response (see section on the Appeal Form). The Provost’s decision on the matter is final.