Roadmap
Year One
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENC 1101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| General Education: Mathematics | 3 | ||
| General Education: Visual and Performing Arts | 3 | ||
| POS 2041 | Amer National Government | 3 | |
| PSY 2012 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
Semester-2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| General Education: Mathematics | 3 | ||
| General Education: Philosophy/Religion | |||
| Major Course: Social Work | 3 | ||
| Major Course: Social Work | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | ||
Year Two
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Physical Science | |||
| General Education: History | 3 | ||
| SOW 2020 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | ||
Semester-2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Literature | 3 | ||
| General Education: Biological Science | 3 | ||
| SOW 2020 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | ||
Recommended Electives:
SYG 2430, Marriage and Family Living, 3crs
Part-Time Roadmap
Year One
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENC 1101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| SYG 2000 | Principles of Sociology | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Visual and Performing Arts | |||
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Year Two
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Mathematics | 3 | ||
| General Education: Biological Science | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Mathematics | 3 | ||
| General Education: Physical Science | |||
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Government | 3 | ||
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Year Three
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 2012 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Literature | 3 | ||
| Economics: Choose One | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Semester-Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: History | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Year Four
Semester-1
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education: Philosophy/Religion | |||
| ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
Social Work Option, Liberal Arts A.A.
| Communications Area | CH | |
|---|---|---|
| •+*ENC1101, English I | 3 | |
| +*ENC1102, English II | 3 | |
| Humanities Area | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts | See General Education Requirement | 3 |
| Philosophy/Religion | See General Education Requirement | 3 |
| Literature | See General Education Requirement | 3 |
| Mathematics Area | 6 | |
| See General Education Requirement | ||
| Natural Sciences Area | ||
| Physical Science | See General Education Requirement | 3 |
| Biological Science | BSC1005, General Biological Science, BSC2010, or BSC2085 | 3 |
| Social Sciences Area | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | •PSY2012, Psychology | 3 |
| History | See General Education Requirement | 3 |
| Government | •POS2041, American National Government | 3 |
| Additional Common Prerequisites | ||
| •ECO2013, Economics, Macro or ECO2023, Economics, Micro | 3 | |
| •SYG2000, Principles of Sociology or SYG2010, Social Problems | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Electives | 18 | |
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS |
60 |
|
FSU requires all Social Work students to have a minimum grade of “B” in SYG2000, PSY2012, POS2041, BSC1005, and ECO2013/2023 for entry into the Social Work program. FSU also requires a computer literacy course for entry into the program, as CGS1570.
Recommended elective:
SOW2020, Introduction to Social Work, 3 crs.
SYG2430, Marriage and Family Living, 3 crs.
• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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Social Sciences
Social Sciences Division
5230 West Highway 98
Panama City, FL 32401-1058
(850) 872-3826
SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION CONTACT INFORMATION:
Social Science Division Website
Robert Saunders, Jr., PhD
Division Chair, Social Sciences
Panama City Campus
Social Sciences Building, Room 211
(850) 872-3826
Theresa Vrabel
Senior Administrative Assistant
Panama City Campus
Social Sciences Building, Room 210
(850) 872-3825
Social Sciences Faculty
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Brennan | Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2828 | pbrennan@gulfcoast.edu |
| David Fistein | Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2826 | dfistein@gulfcoast.edu |
| Jennifer Hamilton | Associate Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 5850 | jhamilton@gulfcoast.edu |
| Ryan Hubbard | Associate Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2834 | rhubbard2@gulfcoast.edu |
| Daniel Hudson | Associate Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2833 | dhudson@gulfcoast.edu |
| Melanie Pelton | Associate Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2825 | mpelton@gulfcoast.edu |
| John Phillips | Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 2827 | jpphillips@gulfcoast.edu |
| Robert Saunders | (850) 872-3826 ext. 3826 | rsaunder2@gulfcoast.edu | |
| Jason Wenzel | Professor | (850) 769-1551 ext. 4817 | jwenzel@gulfcoast.edu |