Current Students
Application Periods
September 1 - November 15, Fall Admission Only
Minimum GPA
2.50
Middle 50% GPA
2.78 — 3.38
Advising
Laura Roehm
(309) 438-3924
Rachel Cooper 317
Major Requirements
Grade and Course Requirements
- Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA
- At least 45 credit hours completed prior to enrollment
- Grade of C or better in Introduction to Social Work (SWK 170)
Personal Essay
Length: 1-3 pages, double-spaced
The application will ask you to submit an essay. The admissions committee will use your essay to understand your interest in pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work.
You can use examples from your life, employment, or volunteer experience to illustrate your views and statements. Your essay will be evaluated by the content as well as the quality of your responses.
Essay Topics and Questions:
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Describe how social work is a good fit for you.
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Discuss how your life experiences have shaped your beliefs about social justice. Share your experience working in service of others. Life experiences may be related to personal, interpersonal, volunteer, work, educational, familial, etc. experiences.
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As a social worker, you will likely have clients whose personal backgrounds and life experiences are different from yours. Describe how you will hold yourself accountable for serving people from different backgrounds and beliefs with sensitivity and compassion?
Required Courses
- SWK 170 - Introduction to Social Work (must earn a grade C or better)
One human biology course from the following:
- BSC 101 - Fundamental Concepts in Biology
- BSC 145 - Human Biology
- BSC 170 - Genetics and Society
One statistics course from the following:
- ECO/GEO/POL/PSY 138 - Social Science Reasoning and Statistics
- MGT 100 - Statistical Reasoning
- MAT 150 - Fundamentals Of Statistical Reasoning
One sociology course:
- SOC 106 - Intro to Sociology
Two psychology courses:
- PSY 110 - Intro to Psychology
- PSY 350 - Psychopathology
One economics course:
- ECO 103 - Individual and Social Change
One political science course:
- POL 101 or POL 106
One anthropology course:
- ANT 185 - Fulfills AMALI Requirement
The College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement may be met by:
- Three years of foreign language in high school, or
- Completion of the second semester (LAN 112) or higher of a college level foreign langague (including American Sign Language) with a grade of C or better
Additional Requirements
Entry into the social work program and profession is also based on legal requirements. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics outline the laws around getting your license and practicing in the field.
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