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Dear Students: Welcome to the School of Social Work. We are excited about working with you to provide a rewarding learning experience about our profession. The Bachelor's of Social Work (BSW) is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) with the goal of preparing you for beginning professional generalist social work practice. A generalist approach to social work requires that social workers have an extensive foundation of knowledge and skills to assess, analyze, plan, evaluate, and treat clients with diverse backgrounds in various settings and systems. This degree will enable you to work in many different settings such as health care, rehabilitation, criminal justice, schools, government agencies, mental health, child and adult protective services, and counseling to name a few. |
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The Student Association of Social Workers (SASW) is an organization for
social work students who are interested in enhancing their education
through activities on and off campus. As membership is open to all
students, it is a wonderful opportunity to meet others. Participating in the SASW provides students with opportunities to get involved in the community on issues of importance to them. The BSW director and assigned advisers provide students with individual advising and direction throughout the major. Major course requirements are mostly upper-division (courses numbered 100+) that are taken after the lower-division General Education requirements and social work prerequisites are met. The social work prerequisites are introductory, or macro, or micro economics, introductory sociology, introductory psychology, human biology or human physiology, statistics, and a computer literacy course. Social work requirements include two semesters of social policy (this includes SWRK 070), two semesters of human behavior and the social environment, three semesters of social work practice, two semesters of research (this includes the computer literacy course), a second semester junior internship (96 hours), and two semesters of senior internship (240 hours) and an integrating seminar. The courses are taken in a specific sequence that makes it essential for you to work closely with your faculty adviser. The faculty and staff look forward to working with you to make the next couple of years an enjoyable and rewarding educational experience. Sincerely yours, Celeste Jones, Ph.D. B.S.W. Director - |
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