College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
College of BSS Dean's Office

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Butte Hall, Room 701
530-898-6171
bss@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday)

Summer Hours
7:00 am - 5:30 pm (Monday -Thursday)

Mailing Address
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929-0450

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Wildcat Preview
Saturday, October 14, 2023

Students Speak
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors say their faculty cared about their success.
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors would recommend their majors to others.
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors say their faculty were available during office hours.

BA in Social Work

Program Highlights

  1. During the 2017–18 academic year, senior BSW students provided over 22,000 hours of service to agencies and citizens of the region.
  2. Sixty percent of students who graduate with the BSW apply to graduate school to enter the MSW program.
  3. In 2017, one student spent a semester abroad in Ghana.
  4. Previously, students have spent the summer in Africa volunteering to work on modern sanitation.