372 alternative to PSY 4000 or 4090) and the senior project requirement for honors. The student must apply for acceptance into the course (applications available from the chair), and the research proposal and the final project must be approved by a faculty committee. It is expected that the course will be taken once for the writing and defense of a proposal and repeated for the writing and defense of the final project. PSY 4920. Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. PSY 4990. Seminar (1) Readings and active discussions of sdeded psychological topics. Repeatable for up to a total of 2 hours. DEPARTMENT Social Work and Gerontology Chain Dr. Mark O. Bigler Location: Social Science Building, Room 140 Telephone Contact: Brenda Stockberger, 801-626-6157 Associate Professor Mark O. Bigler; Assistant Professors: Kerry Kennedy-Pressey Cath Stilwell, Corina D Segovia Tadehara, Steve Vigil; Instructor Herman Hooten Social Work I he goal of social work education at every level is for students to integrate the knowledge, skills, and values of the profession into a generalist pradice framework. Sodal work education takes place in four year undergraduate and two-year graduate programs and leads to professional degrees at the baccalaureate and master's levels, respectively. These levels of education differ from each other in the level of knowledge and skill they exped students to synthesize in pradice competence. These distindions and the discretion provided by the tradition of academic freedom contribute to the desired uniqueness of each program. The Sodal Work program at Weber State University is accredited at the baccalaureate levd by the Council on Sodal Work Education. Social Work is a self-regulating profession with sanction from public, private and voluntary auspices. Through all its roles and functions and multiple settings, social work is based on knowledge and guided by professional values and ethics. With its central focus on the trans adions between people and their environments, social work uses research and theory from social, behavioral, and biological sciences as well as from sodal work practice itself, developing a unique perspedive on the human condition. Sound curriculum designs give the educational program the integrated focus inherent in the profession's enduring philosophical base. This ensures historical continuity and provides a stable framework from which to assess and incorporate practice innovations, emerging knowledge, and interdisciplinary exchanges. This combination of curricular stability and flexibility is essential if the program is to respond effectively to changing sodal forces and provide leadership in the profession's ongoing quest for progressive social change. It is, therefore, essential that all professional social workers have in common knowledge, skills, and values that are generally transferable from one setting, population group, geographic area, or problem to another. The Social Work program is designed to: (1) prepare students for generalist entry-level social work practice; (2) prepare students for graduate social work education; (3) prepare students to take the Social Service Worker licensing examination; (4) provide a liberal, interdisciplinary learning experience to help students in their understanding of and adjustment to living in a democratic society; and (5) provide continuing educational opportunities for the baccalaureate and paraprofessional social work practitioners. Social Work Major bachelor's degree (bs or ba) » Program Prerequisite: Must be accepted to the program (see Admissions Requirements described later in this section). » Minor: The Social Work Major requires either: (a) the completion of a minor; or (b) a minor alternative. Minor requirements are found in the University catalog under the spedfic programs that offer them. As an alternative to a minor, a Sodal Work Major may choose to complete 18 credits (generally the equivalent of six courses) from a set of approved eledive enrichment courses listed on the next page » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses toward and induded in this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). In addition, an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 must be maintained. Also refer to the general grade requirements on page 37. Students not meeting the minimum grade requirements for an individual Sodal Work course may repeat that course one (1) time before being dropped from the Social Work program. In the rare event a student is unable to complete SW 4860 and 4861 in the field agency they are originally placed, at the discretion of the field placement advisor, the student may request a new placement one (1) time only. Students at any time failing to meet the overall GPA of 2.50 will be given a probationary semester to raise their GPA to the minimum standard. Failure to comply with this policy will result in being dropped from the Social Work program. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 38 of these is required within the major not counting the prerequisite courses totaling 18 semester hours. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required for graduation from Weber State University (courses numbered 3000 and above) - a minimum of 35 of these upper division credit hours is required within the Social Work major, plus 3 additional credits in SI3600 - Social Statistics (which has Quantitative Literacy as a prerequisite), or equivalent. Advisement Students accepted into the program are assigned to a faculty advisor for academic and professional advising. The faculty advisor assists students with course scheduling, academic counseling, and professional self-assessment. Students are required to see their faculty advisor at least one time per semester prior to registration. Call the Social Work office number, 801-626-6157, or the Department Chair, at 801-626-6156, for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Dedare a program of study (see page 17). Satisfactory completion of the following is required prior to formal acceptance into the program: 1. WSU Writing Competency (Composition)* 2. WSU Quantitative Literacy* 3. WSU Computer Literacy* * Refer to General Requirements on pages 37-43 Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog