Bachelor of Arts
Major in Social Work
122 Credits
The Baccalaureate’s degree in Social work (BSW) will require the satisfactory completion of 122 credits. The general education includes 45 credits, 27 credits of required courses and 50 credits of major courses. The Social Work program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Through these courses, students acquire the knowledge to better understand specific concepts of social work practice such as diversity, social and economic justice, oppression, discrimination, prejudice, values, ethics, and social policy, among others. Additionally, these courses strengthen their critical analysis of the impact of economic and social forces on the individual.
The BSW Program expects that these courses will provide students with a better understanding of the bio-psycho-social determinants of human development and behavior, diversity, ethics, values, as well as a broader knowledge of U.S. culture and other cultures.
Program Objectives/ Outcomes:
Based on School of Social Sciences and Communications (SSSC) objectives the Baccalaureate Program in Social Work have the following goals:
- Prepare competent and effective social workers with knowledge of the fundamental components of the Social Work profession; committed with the enhancement of their professional practice, and in compliance with academic and professional standards of excellence.
- Development of knowledge and skills in generalist social work practice from micro to mezzo to macro levels; emphasize the dimensions of diversity and value principles as applied to general practice.
- Prepare professional practitioners to deliver effective social work services to diverse groups and settings with a commitment to promote social and economic justice and human and civil rights.
- Prepare students to develop knowledge of scientific inquiry and its contribution to social work practice.
- Prepare students able to engage in the policy practice process capable of critically analyze the impact of social welfare policies and social services in the United States, and other societies across the World.
- Prepare competent professionals with education based on a body of knowledge in liberal arts and theoretical framework in human behavior and social environment.
- Prepare competent professionals with education based on a body of knowledge in liberal arts and theoretical framework in human behavior and social environment.
Admission Requirements
- Social Work Baccalaureate program admission criteria requires a minimum High School grade point average of 2.25 or equivalent.
- Students complying with the GPA requirement will write an essay about their interest in the social work profession in the language of their preference (English or Spanish) that will allow for the evaluation of the qualifications and aptitudes to human services, and their awareness of the community’s social problems.
- All applicants admitted must take English and Spanish Placement Tests. Students that do not place at college level English or Spanish are required to enroll and pass developmental language courses in either or both languages prior to enrolling in Social Work major courses.
- Academic credit for life experience and previous work experience shall not be given, in whole or in part, in lieu of social work courses.
BIOL 103-O Biology of Health Services
ENGL 115-O College Reading and Writing I
ENGL 116-O College Reading and Writing II
ENGL 331-O Public Speaking
SPAN 115-O Reading Writing, and the Oral Communication in Spanish I
SPAN 116-O Reading Writing, and the Oral Communication in Spanish II
SPAN 255-O Spanish for Writing and Research
MATH 120-O Introductory Algebra
SOSC 111-O Individual, Community, Government, and Social Responsibility I
SOSC 112-O Individual, Community, Government, and Social Responsibility II
HUMA 101-O World Cultures I
HUMA 102-O World Cultures II
COMP 110-O Computer and Software
QYLE 110-O Attitude Development and Adaptation (Must be taken in 1st semester of enrollment)
GEOG 202-O Human Geography
PSYC 123-O General Psychology (Compendium)
PSYC 225-O Social Psychology
HIST 273-O History of the United States of America
SOSC 303-O Applied Statistical Methods for Social Sciences
ECON 123-O Economics Principles & Problems (Compendium)
POSC 380-O Constitutional Law
SOCI 358-O Social Problems of the Hispanic Community in United States
SOWO 200-O Introduction to Social Work
SOWO 211-O Human Behavior and Social Environment I
SOWO 212-O Human Behavior and Social Environment II
SOWO 300-O Social Policy
SOWO 311-O Social Work Methodology I
SOWO 312-O Social Work Methodology II: Individual and Family
SOWO 313-O Interview and Documentation in Social Work
SOWO 314-O Social Work Methodology with Groups
SOWO 315-O Social Work Methodology with Communities
SOWO 320-O Social Research Techniques
SOWO 325-O Social Gerontology
SOWO 330-O Seminar: Current Topics in Social Work
SOWO 441-O Practicum Seminar I
SOWO 442-O Practicum Seminar II
SOWO 451-O Supervised Practice I
SOWO 452-O Supervised Practice II