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Application Process

The Mission of the Social Work Program

The Social Work Program’s principal mission is preparing students for beginning level, professional generalist social work practice in a culturally diverse society and an increasingly global environment. Central to this mission is preparing students for a profession dedicated to assisting individuals, groups, families, communities, and organizations in their quest for well-being. The program is committed to teaching students to work for the development of a society which promotes equality, social justice, respect for human diversity, and adequate sustenance for all its members. The program seeks to train and encourage its students to be active, personally and professionally, in taking leadership roles in addressing social problems and challenging social, economic, and environmental injustice. The program is committed to developing students’ skills in culturally competent social work practice, research, social service and social policy formation, and political advocacy in order to further this mission.

About the Major

The Social Work major is offered by the School of Social Science聽and Human Services and leads to a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree. 聽In addition to preparing students for beginning generalist social work practice,聽the program also provides preparation for graduate social work education. The聽Social Work curriculum, taken in conjunction with the School of Social Science and Human Services’ core program is designed to provide students with an understanding of:

• social issues
• cultural diversity
• environmental sustainability
• social thought
• social welfare history
• social services and human needs
• social work values and ethics
• human behavior and the social environment
• social, economic and environmental justice
• populations at-risk
• social policy
• research methods
• generalist social work practice skills

Supervised field work is a major component of the Social Work curriculum. 聽Over a two year period, students work聽500 hours in field placements that are聽designed to teach generalist social work practice skills and to integrate聽social work theory with professional practice. The Social Work Program is聽fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Students may also co-major or minor in a second field such as psychology, sociology, economics, political science, and minor in the areas of gerontology, substance use disorders, women’s studies, African-American Studies, ethic studies.

Program Policy on Transfer Courses, Life Experience,
and Previous Work Experience

Transfer credit will not be granted for any course in the program’s professional foundation sequence unless it is an equivalent course taken in an accredited CSWE program. The Social Work Program does not grant social work course credit for life experience or previous work experience.

Admission into the Social Work Program

Students may declare an interest in being a social work major prior to their聽admission into the college or during their freshman or sophomore years. However,聽students are not officially social work majors until they formally apply to the program and receive formal admission聽into the program, which usually occurs just prior to the beginning of their junior year. During their first聽two years at the College students are expected to complete their 100 General Education聽requirements and specific program pre-requisites. In order to be eligible for acceptance聽into the Social Work Program students must meet the following requirements:

Completion of all 100 Level General-Education requirements and

• SOSC 101 Social Issues
• SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
• PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
• BIOL 101 Introduction to Biology (BIOL 110 or 213 may be substituted)
• ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics or SWRK 202 Political Economy of Social Welfare
• SOCI 232 Sociology of the Family

Completion of the following two social work prerequisite courses with聽a combined average grade of B.

• SWRK 222 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare
• SWRK 225 Introduction to Social Work (which includes 20 hours of pre-professional fieldwork).

Completion of 60 academic credits

A Minimum Grade Point Average of 2.75

Application Process

Students who meet the above criteria and wish to enter the Social Work聽Program must file an application for admission into the Social Work聽Program during the semester in the academic year prior to their planned entrance into the program. The application聽includes a completed application, a personal statement, and academic transcripts. 聽The Social Work Convening Group Admissions Committee, consisting of members of the social work聽 faculty, reviews all applications for admission into the program. The聽faculty examines each candidate’s application and academic record, including聽observations made by social work faculty who have taught the candidate in聽the prerequisite social work courses.

In addition to a student’s intellectual capacity, attention is given to the聽student’s personal qualities and suitability for the profession. Consideration聽is given to areas such as motivation and interest in social work and social work聽education; demonstrated aptitude through life experience; receptivity to new聽approaches and ideas; the ability to be self-reflective; concern for helping others聽 and solving social problems; the potential to form and sustain effective聽helping relationships with client systems; and the ability to function in an聽agency under supervision. The faculty may, in some cases, request a personal聽interview with the applicant before making its decision.

The applicant is notified by letter of the social work faculty’s decision. Students who are accepted are given instructions on how to proceed in the major. Students who are rejected for admission to the program are given the specific reasons as to why they were not accepted. Students who are denied admission into the Social Work Program may reapply at a later date.

Transfer students should consult with the BSW Convener as early as聽possible prior to applying for admission into the program.

A minor in social work is not available.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to achieve CSWE EPAS Competency 2.1.2: 聽Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.

Outcome 2: 聽Students will be able to achieve CSWE EPAS Competency 2.1.5: 聽 Advance human rights and social and economic justice.

1. Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W) below.聽 Waivers only apply to General Education Requirements NOT School Core or Major Requirements.
2. Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.聽 Check with your advisor to see if any apply.
3. Writing Intensive Requirement (six courses): 聽three writing intensive courses in the general education curriculum are required: First Year Seminar, Critical Reading and Writing, and Readings in the Humanities; the other three courses are taken in the major.
4. Not all courses are offered each semester. 聽Please check the current Schedule of Classes for semester course offerings.
5. The Career Pathways Program requirements must be completed prior to graduation.聽 Visit the Cahill Career Center.

SOCIAL WORK MAJOR

* Prerequisites for admission to the Social Work Program.

** Must be admitted to Social Work Program to enroll in this coursework.

Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.

General Education Requirements
Four Year Plan
Graduation Requirements
Social Work Program Website
School of Social Science and Human Services Website
Faculty Profiles