Social Work Major, BSW

Program Mission

Program Purpose

1. To address the need for competent entry-level, beginning generalist social workers who can work on the micro, mezzo and macro levels of social work practice.

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2. To address social and economic injustices within the context of the political economic structures currently in society.

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3. To address issues surrounding social work values, ethics, and skills in professional practice.

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4. To address the need for students and graduates to become critical thinkers through their professional careers.

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5. To address the need for students to attend professional and continuing education seminars through their professional careers.

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6. To address the need for students and graduates to become sensitive to the diverse needs of multi-ethnic populations and at-risk populations.

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7. Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

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8. Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

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9. Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

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10. Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

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11. Engage in Policy Practice

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12. Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

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13. Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

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14. Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

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15. Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

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Admission Requirements for the Major

1. Successfully complete a minimum of 36 credit hours in general education requirements

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2. Successfully complete SOW 3363 – Introduction to Social Work, with a grade of “C” or higher (by the end of the semester)

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3. Submitted the designated application for admissions (embedded in Canvas in the SOW 3363 course)

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4. Submit a letter of reference

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5. Official or unofficial transcripts from all prior institutions (if a transfer student)

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6. _”Letter of Good Standing” from prior social work faculty (if transferring as a major from another accredited BSW program).

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7. Overall GPA of 2.) or higher from WSSU and/or from all institutions attended.

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8. A quality personal statement (details of personal statement provided while enrolled in course)

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9. Up-to-date resume

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10. Professional disposition checklist provided by Introduction to Social Work Instructor;

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11. Granted full acceptance, no provisions

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12. Conditional acceptance based on admissions criteria

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13. Delay a decision pending additional information (i.e., transcripts, essay, resume, letters of recommendation) at the request of the Admissions Committee

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14. Defer a decision until certain admissions criteria have been met (e.g., 2.0 GPA)

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15. Denied acceptance

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16. Additional information/documentation is required

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17. Incomplete Application

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18. Concerns on Disposition Checklist

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Major Requirements

Prerequisite General Education Courses for Major

1. SOC 2301

   Introduction to Sociology
   3
2. PSY 1301

   Introduction to the Psychological Sciences
   3
3. SOC 2326

   Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
   3
4. GER 2326

   Statistics for Social and Behavior Sciences
   3
5. MAT 2326

   Elementary Statistics
   3

Required Courses

1. SOW 3363

   Introduction to Social Work
   3
2. SOW 3368

   Social Welfare Policy I
   3
3. SOW 3369

   Social Welfare Policy II
   3
4. SOW 3375

   Social Work Methods I
   3
5. SOW 3376

   Social Work Methods II
   3
6. SOW 3370

   Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
   3
7. SOW 4340

   Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
   3
8. SOW 3101

   BSW Professional Seminar
   1
9. SOW 3302

   Social Work Research
   3
10. SOW 4302

    Applied Social Work Research
    3
11. SOW 3641

    Field Instruction I
    6
12. SOW 4641

    Field Instruction II
    6

Required Related

1. SOC 3356

   Sociology of the Family
   3
2. SOC 4364

   Race and Culture

   or: SOC 3343 - Cultural Diversity
   3

Notes

1. Required SOW (social work) courses are offered in sequential order and (at least) once a year.

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2. Students intending to apply to an advanced standing MSW (Master of Social Work) degree program will need to take a Human Biology or a Human Development course while matriculating in the BSW program for admissions consideration in an advanced MSW (master of Social Work) degree program. Not all programs are the same and thus students should always review the requirements of the graduate program of interest.

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Policies

1. Students may receive conditional or provisional acceptance if they do not meet the special admissions requirements; this determination is based on the decision of the Admissions Committee.

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2. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a 2.5 GPA within the social work major to be eligible to enroll in SOW 3641 - Field Instruction I (Field/Internship Program)

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