Admission Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Declaration of Major
Students must be admitted to the University and have begun attending classes. They are then eligible to declare a major in social work. The declaration of major does not constitute admission to the program. Students complete the “Declaration of Major” form and are assigned an advisor within the Department of Social Work. This form may be obtained from the department office. Students with less than 45 hours are “declared” status and are officially "admitted to the program" after completing 45 credit hours and meeting GPA requirements.
Admission Criteria
After declaring the social work major, students must be formally admitted to the program. Students wishing to be admitted into the social work major must meet the following admission criteria. 1. Completion of 45 semester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 over all. 2. Completion of the following course work with a minimum grade of "C":
BS 103 Human Biology (also SW 103)
PY 101 Psychological Perspectives on Human Behavior
SO 102 Society, Culture, & Social Behavior
* SW 110 Introduction to Social Work
* SW 201 Social and Economic Justice
* SW 207 Understanding Cultural & Social Diversity
* SW 221 Interviewing Skills for Generalist Practice
3. Completion of all developmental courses (if applicable).
4. Forty (40) hours of volunteer work in a social service agency (approved by student’s academic advisor). *SW 110, SW 201, SW 207, and SW 221 may NOT be repeated for admission to the Social Work major without written permission from the Chair of the Department of Social Work.
Retention as a Social Work Major
Students will be retained as social work majors providing the following retention criteria are met:
1. Completion of the following foundation courses with a minimum grade of "C".
- SW 242 Statistics for Social Scientists
- SW 307 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
- SW 308 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
- SW 310 Social Welfare Policy and Services
- SW 321 Generalist Practice I
- SW 322 Generalist Practice II
- SW 323 Generalist Practice III
- SW 342 Methods of Social Research for Generalist Practice
2. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.25 each semester.
3. None of the foundation courses can be retaken more than once without written approval from the Chair of the Department of Social Work.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to fulfilling all University requirements for graduation, social work majors must satisfy the following criteria:
1. A cumulative GPA of 2.25.
2. Completion of integrated seminar and field education, i.e., SW 449 with a minimum grade of 'C'.
3. Completion of 480 hours of field education, i.e., SW 450 and SW 51 (Credit/ No Credit).
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