Social Work

What classes should I take to enter the program?

Although the social work department does not have specific requirements, it recommends you take classes that help you to understand human behavior as well as coursework exposing you to diversity and how political systems work to respond to human needs.

Mount Mercy recommends several classes to prepare for college academics:

• English, four years including literature
• Mathematics, two or more years including algebra, algebra II and geometry
• Social Studies, three or more years including American and European history
• Science, two or more years of a laboratory science
• Foreign language, two or more years

Please see the admission section of our current college catalog (pdf) for more information about requirements and admission procedures.

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What classes should I take to enter the program?
What will it take to graduate?
Four-Year Plan for Social Work
How will I gain experience?
What can I do with a social work degree from Mount Mercy College?
Who can I talk to?