Bachelor of Social Work

Program Description

The Bachelor of Social Work program is designed to prepare students for generalist social work practice, equipping them with culturally informed knowledge, skills, and values necessary to address complex social issues and to ensure the promotion of social justice in the service delivery to diverse populations and communities. The program combines academic coursework with an experiential practicum, allowing students to develop a strong foundation in social work theory and practice. Throughout the program, students engage in analysis of social problems, learn evidence-based engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation strategies to improve the wellbeing of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The program emphasizes ethical and cultural informed practice with a commitment to serving vulnerable and marginalized populations. With the emphasis on preparation for practice, the BSW program prepares graduates to make meaningful contributions in a broad spectrum of social service settings.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of their program, the student should be able to:

Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.
Engage anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice.
Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
Engage in policy practice.
Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Program Content

A minimum of 120.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Practicum Readiness Requirement

This program requires completion of a practicum readiness preparation.

Required Courses

All courses, 59.00 semester credit hours, are required.

BH 200 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 210 - Ethics in Behavioral Sciences Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 300 - Research in Behavioral Sciences Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Or HH 510 Inquiry and Information Literacy
BH 330 - Adult and Aging: Behavioral Health Theory and Practices Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 400 - Counseling and Communication Skills in Behavioral Health Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
BH 410 - Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Behavioral Health Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 220 - Human Development Across the Lifespan Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 250 - Case Management and Crisis Intervention Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HH 260 - Health and Human Services for Families and Groups Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 202 - Introduction to Social Work Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 300 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 301 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 311 - Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 320 - Generalist Practice with Individuals and Families Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 321 - Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 323 - Generalist Practice with Groups Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 350 - Child Welfare Services and Practice Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 360 - Intimate Partner Violence Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SW 436 - Seminar Semester Credit Hours: 2.00
SW 440 - Social Work Policy and Advocacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Open Elective Courses

A minimum of 12.00 semester credit hours is required. Eligible students can take up to 12.00 credit hours of graduate level coursework to complete a portion of the open electives requirement.

Required Project Residency Core Courses

8.00 semester credit hours are required.

SW 435 - Field Practicum I Semester Credit Hours: 4.00
SW 445 - Field Practicum II Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

Required Capstone

3.00 semester credit hours are required

SW 446 - Capstone Seminar Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Dual Credit Courses

Eligible students can replace up to 12.00 semester credit hours of the core program requirements with approved dual credit graduate level coursework. A total of 12.00 graduate semester credit hours can be taken throughout the student’s program.

Graduate Program	Applicable Dual Course Courses
Master of Science in Health and Human Services Leadership	HH 510 Inquiry and Information Literacy
Master of Social Work	There are no dual credit courses available for the MSW program. However, BSW program graduates may be eligible to apply for the MSW – Advanced Standing program (36 semester credits) instead of the standard MSW (60 semester credits).

Required Courses in General Education

Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for specific information about courses within each discipline. Courses transferred from other accredited colleges may also be used to meet these requirements.

EN 104 English Composition I, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 111 Information Literacy, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 116 Speech, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
EN 304 English Composition II, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 140 Cultural Diversity, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 240 Introduction to Humanities, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
HU 340 Humanities and Contemporary Popular Culture, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MA 109 College Algebra, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MA 320 Statistics, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SC 270 Environmental Literacy, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
PS 101 Psychology, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
SS 350 Social Issues and Technology, Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Personal and Professional Development Courses

All courses, 2.00 semester credit hours, are required.

PD 121 - Professional Development I Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
PD 202 - Professional Development II Semester Credit Hours: 1.00