Bachelor of Social Work, BSW

1. Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)

Note:

* Only students receiving a grade of A in  get credit for both  and ; if they receive a grade of B or C, they must take ; if they receive a grade lower than C, they must take  and .

** Only three hours for  can be counted in the student’s core. The fourth hour will be counted in the student’s electives.

2. The professional social work

course sequence of 47 semester hours, with at least nine hours of Practice Methods courses and 15 hours of Field Practicum at SFA.

3. Advanced

A minimum of 33 advanced semester hours (courses numbered 3000-4000), at least 30 hours of which must be in residence.

4. At least 13 hours of electives

to total 120 semester hours of acceptable credit.

5. A grade of at least C

in each first-year English course; a C average in all coursework at SFA; a grade of a C or better in each research methods courses (,  and ); a 2.25 GPA in professional social work courses; and a grade of C or better in ,  or . These required averages are based on those courses in each category that are included in the student’s official degree plan.

6. Writing requirement:

All students completing a degree program in the  must meet the standards for writing in the discipline set by their major. Students should see their departmental advisor for those standards.

7. Double-dipping rule:

Double-dipping is using the same course to fulfill two different requirements in a degree plan. Normally, students may not double-dip more than six to seven hours across their degree plan. Anything beyond that must be approved by the dean.