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2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

S W 220 - Introduction to Social Welfare

(3 units)

Prerequisite: Completion of one GE foundation course
Offers a theoretical understanding of social welfare, and the knowledge, values, and skills essential to social work practice. It examines historical and philosophical perspectives including racial, economic, political, and social forces.

Letter grade only (A-F).