Social work focuses on assisting persons and oppressed individuals to achieve their maximum human potential. The profession is concerned with social justice and providing an environment conducive for growth and opportunities. Social workers practice in a variety of human service settings such as hospitals, juvenile corrections, nursing homes, mental health centers, and child protective services. Many of these settings are where you may have your B.S.W. field practicum (internship) during your senior year. Among many tasks within these settings, social workers provide clients with resources and connections to community support, counseling, crisis intervention, case management, and advocacy.

See the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) website for more information and The New Social Worker at http://www.socialworker.com/home/index.php 

Major Requirements

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Students may declare Social Work as a major upon entry to the University. Students are identified as pre-majors until they have been formally admitted to the B.S.W. Program. Admission to the University alone will not ensure admission to the B.S.W. Program. The B.S.W. Program admits students during the Fall and Spring semesters. In order to be considered for admission into the program, the student must complete the application in its entirety. The application consists of questions pertaining to the admission requirements, thoughts and perceptions of the Social Work profession, references, the professional expectations for Social Work students and student statement of understanding. In addition, students must be admitted to the University; completed all developmental courses required by the University; completed or enrolled in ENG 104/105: Composition & Literature, removed all incomplete grades (“I”) in courses; attended and/or accessed the virtual or face to face B.S.W. Program orientation and achieved a minimum cumulative institutional grade point average of 2.5 by the end of the semester in which the student has applied for admission to the B.S.W. Program. Students are notified by email at the end of the semester regarding the status of admissions. In addition to the admission application, the admission process may include participation in a personal interview with the B.S.W. Program Admissions Committee. Only students who have met all B.S.W. Program admissions requirements will be allowed to enroll in SW 385: Social Work Practice I and SW 301: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I.

Curriculum Map

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If STAT 115 is selected as the Mathematics option.  Students are still required to successfully complete a second Statistics Course to be taken during the Junior year.

Notes:

• Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
• Students must complete ENG 104/103 & ENG 105 or ENG 111& 112 with a minimum grade of "C" in each course.
• Social Work majors must earn a letter grade of "C" or better in ALL required Social Work courses.
• All social work majors must complete a separate admission for the Bachelor of Social Work Program while enrolled in SW 200 INTRO TO SOCIAL WORK and SW 210 PROFNL BHVRS, ETHICS, & COMMUN.
• Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).

Social Work Electives