College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Our Office

Butte Hall, Room 701
530-898-6171
bss@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Monday–Friday)

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  • 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.
Upcoming Events

Chico Preview Day
Saturday, November 6, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

BSS Virtual Scholarship Ceremony
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Giving Day
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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.