Social Work

Our BSW Program has a proven track record as one of the nation’s first accredited programs. We’ve been training BSW students for more than 30 years to help them prepare for the next step in their social work careers.   

Our curriculum incorporates a professional foundation that includes:

• Social Work Practice
• Human Behavior and Diversity
• Community Social Services
• Social Policy
• Research Methodology for Social Workers

When you finish your degree here, you will be eligible for state licensing or certification. ​

​- English: ENG 101 (4 credit hours)

- Math: Two math courses, one of which must be ST 311 (6 credit hours total)

- Foreign Language: Intermediate level (201 or higher, 3 credit hours)

• Humanities:

​- History: One course from history group I and one course from history group II (6 credit hours total)

- Literature: One course from literature group I and one course from literature group II (6 credit hours total)

• Philosophy: One course (3 credit hours)
• Social Sciences:

​- Sociology: 1 course *SOC 202 recommended* (3 credit hours)

- Any Social Science from the Social Science GEP Course List (3 credit hours)

- Anthropology: One course *ANT 252 recommended* (3 credit hours)

- Psychology 200 (3 credit hours)

• Natural Sciences:

​- BIO 105/106 or BIO 181, BIO 183, BIO 212 (4 credit hours)

- Any Natural Science from the Natural Science GEP Course List (3 credit hours)

• Arts and Letters: One course from approved list (3 credit hours)
• Additional Breadth: One course from approved list (3 credit hours)
• Interdisciplinary Perspective: Two courses from approved list (5 – 6 total credit hours)
• Health and Exercise Studies: Two courses (2 – 3 total credit hours)

- Students must take a 100 level AND a 200 level health and exercise studies course

- HESF 100 is a two-credit Health an Exercise Studies course that fulfills both the 100 level and 200 level equipment. This is the only health and exercise studies course that can double-count for both requirements. 

• Free Electives: 15 total credit hours (courses can be from any discipline and can be taken pass/fail as long as they are not counting towards a major or minor. Students are limited to 12 S/U credit hours for free electives).

A complete application includes:

• application submitted through the Common Application or the Coalition Application
• a non-refundable $100 application fee.  International applicants do not qualify for fee waivers.
• proof of English proficiency
• official secondary school transcripts and external examination results (Records not issued in English must be accompanied by an English translation that is certified by an appropriate school official, official translator, or U.S. embassy or consulate official.)
• Certificate of Financial Responsibility (only required for students needing F-1 and J-1 visas)
• online portfolio and essay (required for studio-based major programs)

Letters of Recommendation are not required and not recommended. The College Report, Secondary School Final Report, and Mid-term Report on the Common Application are not required and not recommended.

What can I do with a degree in Social Work?

Social Work is a very versatile degree. Many students enter the field of social work because they think that they want to go into counseling, but that is just one possible career choice. A counselor is just one type of social worker. Social workers also work in public health, substance abuse, mental health, child welfare, veteran affairs, schools, case management, social services, clinical therapy, community development, criminal justice and corrections, developmental disabilities, employee assistance, lobbying, policy making, etc.