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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Work, B.S.W.

Location(s): Main Campus


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Major Code: (3141)

Learning Outcomes

A student completing the Associate of Arts Concentration in

Social Services will be able to:

  • Understand the concepts and principles of human behavior in a social environment.
  • Identify the system of resources available for social services.
  • Apply pre-professional problem-solving skill in a helping relationship.
  • Respond to clients in the context of the values and ethics of the social work profession.

The primary goal of the BSW program is to prepare students for beginning professional social work practice. A generalist perspective emphasizes a problem-solving relationship model, reflecting a variable client system focus and includes communities, organizations, small groups, families and individuals.

The successful BSW student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
  • Engage diversity and difference in practice.
  • Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
  • Engage in policy practice.
  • Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
  • Assess and plan with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
  • Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
  • Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Degree Requirements


Total General Education hours: 38


Major Area required courses:


Total major area hours: 77


Personal electives: 5


Total hours needed to graduate: 120


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