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2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Work, B.S.W.


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The baccalaureate social work degree is the first level of professional education for entry into the social work profession. Thus, the goal of our social work program is to build on the liberal arts perspective and integrate the knowledge, values, and skills for competent generalist entry-level practice. The program curriculum is designed around core competencies and practice behaviors.


The program operates as a community. We have a student resource room and student organizations which provide a wide variety of extracurricular opportunities. For example: volunteer work, programs about practice opportunities, social activities, trips to state and national conferences, and networking.

Academic Advisement

Students are encouraged to work with their advisors throughout their educational process. The faculty offer extended advising and support. Regular review of students’ progress is completed by the faculty during the professional development review which is conducted each semester.

Career Opportunities

Upon graduation, an entry-level generalist social worker will possess the professional judgment and proficiency to apply differentially, with supervision, the common professional foundation to serve people in systems of various sizes and types. Social work offers many career opportunities in diverse fields such as health, child welfare and domestic violence, aging, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and behavioral health to name a few. A graduate will have special skills for delivering services to clients, which include the development and provision of resources on client’s behalf through organizational and community work. The graduate will be prepared with a breadth and depth of analytical and interactional skills for beginning work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The program’s objective is to prepare students in these learning areas at a level that maintains accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and is evaluated by employers and graduate programs as an excellent foundation for both entry-level practice and future career development. This task requires a program and curriculum designed to enable each student to develop the values, knowledge and self-awareness skills as reflected in our stated educational competercies.

Note:


*Note: During this course students must apply for professional standing, students who transfer in this course must apply during their first semester. These procedures and criteria are described in the student handbook.

**Note: Field work in social work and the Seminar in Social Work Methods are taken for 15 credit hours with no additional course work during the last semester in the senior year. Students must have earned a C or better in all required social work courses and full faculty approval before they are eligible for field work and Seminar in Social Work Methods.

Allied Fields (15-16 crs.)


Students majoring in social work must take the following courses in allied fields which may also meet general education requirements.

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