Pathways to the Degree
Focus area availability by location and online:
- Behavioral Health: Offered at all locations and online.
- Children, Youth & Families: Offered at all locations and online.
- Community & Organizational Leadership: Offered at Indianapolis only.
- Health: Offered at Indianapolis & Northwest only.
- School Social Work: Offered at all locations and online.
- Special Practice Areas in Social Work: Offered at all locations and online.
Regular Standing
60 Credits required
2 Year Option
Offered at Indianapolis, Bloomington, South Bend, and Online (Direct) only.
First Year Fall- SWK 502
- SWK 505
- SWK 506
- SWK 507
- SWK 508
- SWK 509
- SWK 515
- SWK 518
- SWK 555
- SWK 661
- SWK 517
- SWK 519
- SWK 651
- Two courses required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 683 and SWK 686
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 633 and SWK 637
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 662 and SWK 664
- Health: SWK 692 and SWK 693
- Schools: SWK 613 and SWK 616
- Special Practice areas: Select two SWK 600 Electives
- SWK 600 Elective
- SWK 618
- SWK 623 (SWK 624 for Community & Organizational Leadership)
- SWK 652
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 685
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 634
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 663
- Health: SWK 694
- Schools: SWK 614
- Special Practice areas: SWK 600 Elective
3 Year Option First Year Fall
- SWK 506
- SWK 507
- SWK 505 – Optional to take in Summer
- SWK 509
- SWK 518
- SWK 661 – Optional to take in First Year Summer
- SWK 502
- SWK 508
- SWK 517 – Optional to take in First Year Summer
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 683
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 633
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 662
- Health: SWK 692
- Schools: SWK 613
- Special Practice areas: Select two SWK 600 Electives
- SWK 515
- SWK 555
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 685 – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 634
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 663
- Health: SWK 694
- Schools: SWK 614
- Special Practice areas: SWK 600 Elective – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- SWK 600 Elective – Optional to take in other semesters
- SWK 519 – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- SWK 651
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 686 – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 637 – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 664
- Health: SWK 693
- Schools: SWK 616 – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- Special Practice areas: Select one SWK 600 Electives – Optional to take in Second Year Summer
- SWK 618
- SWK 623 (SWK 624 for Community & Organizational Leadership)
- SWK 652
4 Year Option First Year Fall
- SWK 505 – Optional to take in First Year Summer
- SWK 506
- SWK 507
- SWK 509
- SWK 518
- SWK 661 – Optional to take in First/Second Year Summer
- SWK 502
- SWK 508
- SWK 515
- SWK 555
- SWK 517
- SWK 519
- One courses required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 683 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 637 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 662
- Health: SWK 692
- Schools: SWK 616 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Special Practice areas: Select one SWK 600 Electives
- SWK 600 Elective – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- SWK 618
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 685
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 634
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 663
- Health: SWK 694
- Schools: SWK 614
- Special Practice areas: SWK 600 Elective
- SWK 651
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 686
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 633
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 664
- Health: SWK 693
- Schools: SWK 613
- Special Practice areas: Select one SWK 600 Elective
- SWK 623 (SWK 624 for Community & Organizational Leadership)
- SWK 652
Advanced Standing
1 Year Option
Offered at Indianapolis, Bloomington, South Bend, and Online (Direct) only.
First Year Fall- SWK 517
- SWK 519
- SWK 651
- Two courses required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 683 and SWK 686
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 633 and SWK 637
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 662 and SWK 664
- Health: SWK 692 and SWK 693
- Schools: SWK 613 and SWK 616
- Special Practice areas: Select two SWK 600 Electives
- SWK 600 Elective
- SWK 618
- SWK 623 (SWK 624 for Community & Organizational Leadership)
- SWK 652
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 685
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 634
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 663
- Health: SWK 694
- Schools: SWK 614
- Special Practice areas: SWK 600 Elective
2 Year Option
First Year Fall
- SWK 517
- SWK 519
- One courses required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 683 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 637 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 662
- Health: SWK 692
- Schools: SWK 616 – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- Special Practice areas: Select one SWK 600 Electives
First Year Spring
- SWK 600 Elective – Optional to take in the First Year Summer
- SWK 618
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 685
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 634
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 663
- Health: SWK 694
- Schools: SWK 614
- Special Practice areas: SWK 600 Elective
Second Year Fall
- SWK 651
- One course required for the focus area:
- Behavioral Health: SWK 686
- Children, Youth & Families: SWK 633
- Community & Organizational Leadership: SWK 664
- Health: SWK 693
- Schools: SWK 613
- Special Practice areas: Select one SWK 600 Elective
Second Year Spring
- SWK 623 (SWK 624 for Community & Organizational Leadership)
- SWK 652