Social Work
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Social Work Curriculum
Degree Requirements
BSW Educational Requirements
The curriculum for the BSW degree consists of a minimum of 120 credit hours provided through required and elective courses. Of these credit hours, 42-45 credit hours are devoted to supportive liberal arts courses and 52 credit hours to social work courses.
BSW General Education Requirements & Program Support Courses
Degree requirements are divided into four areas. General education, support courses, required courses and electives. General education course requirements vary by campus. Students are expected to meet the general education requirements specific to the campus to which they are applying. The BSW Program has basic educational requirements consistent across campuses. The BSW program support courses are listed below. Work with your BSW Academic Advisor to ensure you meet both the campus and BSW general education requirements.
BSW Program Support Courses
- Professional Writing Skills OR a writing course approved by the student's campus
- Public Speaking
- Modern American History
- Human Biological Science
- American Government
- Introductory Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- A 3 credit 300 or 400 level Social Work elective, Psychology, or Sociology course
BSW Social Work Requirements (15 courses)
- SWK-S 102 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 141 Introduction to Social Work (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 221 Human Growth and Development in the Social Environment (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 251 History and Analysis of Social Welfare Policy (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 331 Generalist Social Work Practice I: Theory and Skills (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 322 Small Group Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 332 Generalist Social Work Practice II: Theory and Skills (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Policy and Practice (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 371 Social Work Research (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 423 Organizational Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 433 Community Behavior and Practice (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 442 Integrated Practice-Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 472 Social Work Practice Evaluation (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 481 Social Work Practicum 1 (6 cr.)
- SWK-S 482 Social Work Practicum II (7 cr.)
