Bachelor of Social Work Program

Degree: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Major: Social Work
Concentrations: None
College: Professional Studies
Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120: (60 hours on General Education & 60 hours on the Profession)

Field Education Requirement:  Coursework is augmented by 500 hours of fieldwork arranged by the field coordinator.  Students are assigned to a community based social service agency during the last year of the baccalaureate program to fulfill the Field Education requirement.

Local Partnerships:  The Division of Social Work Participated in the College of Professional Studies partnerships throughout the state; additional partnerships are under development.

International Partnerships:  The Division of Social Work has established relationships with the University of Applied Social Sciences, Bochum, Germany, Halmstad University, Sweden, and the University of Guyana and Professional Association of Guyanese Social Workers, Georgetown, Guyana.

Distance Learning: Some coursework for the BS in Social Work is currently available via distance learning.  Additional courses are added each year.  See the college academic advisor for information.

General Education

Students are expected to complete 36 hours of approved general education coursework during the first two years of attendance (see the General Education section).  Some coursework can be used to satisfy both general education and common prerequisite requirements.

Common Prerequisites

POSXXXX: American Government or American National Government  (3 hours): POS 2041 American National Government, POS 2112 State and Local Government

BSCXXXX: Biology, Human Biology or Anatomy and Physiology (3 hours): BSC 1020C Human Systems or BSC 1085C Anatomy & physiology

ECOXXXX: Survey of Economics (ECO 1000)  (3 credits); Economics (Microeconomics or Macroeconomics)  (3 credits); ECO 2013 Principles of MacroEconomics or ECO 2023 Principles of MicroEconomics

PSYXXXX:  Introductory Psychology (3 hours): PSY 2012 General Psychology

SYGXXXX: Introductory Sociology (3 hours): SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology or SYG 2010 Social Problems

Coursework in the Major

Required Core Courses (45 hours):

SOW 3036 Social Work and Social Welfare (3)
SOW 3107 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
SOW 3300 Practice I:  Individuals and Families (3)
SOW 4401 Social Work Research (3)
SOW 3232 Social Policy (3)
SOW 3102 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SOW 3322 Practice II:  Groups (3)
SOW 4314 Practice III:  Case Management (3)
SOW 4521 BSW Field Seminar (3)
SOW 4060 BSW Field Education I  (6)
SOW 4332 Practice IV:  Community and Organizational Development (3)
SOW 4061 BSW Field Education II (6)
SOW 4522 BSW Integrative Senior Seminar (3)

Electives from the Following (6 hours):

SOW 4601 Issues in Health/Mental Health (3)
SOW 4643 Issues in Aging (3)
SOW 4194 Inter-relational Violence (3)
SOW 4676 Loss and Bereavement (3)
SOW 4677 Issues in Vulnerable Populations (3)
SOW 4XXX Directed Independent Study (3)
SOW 4700 Chemical Dependency and Interventions (3)
SOW 4274 International Social Work (3)
SOW 4650 Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention (3)
SOW 4724 Child Welfare (3)

IMPORTANT: please see the Plan of Study for recommended sequence of courses

Additional Requirements

IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.  At least 48 hours of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (courses numbered 3000 and above).  Consult with the academic advisor regarding coursework appropriate to educational and career goals.