Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
The School of Social Work offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. This degree prepares baccalaureate students for generalist social work practice in agency settings with individuals, families, groups organizations and communities and communities. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the national accrediting body for social work programs. The program is intensive, exciting, and applies to a wide variety of client populations.
Students must complete a supplemental application to the School of Social Work for admission into the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. This program is impacted.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a supplemental application packet including personal statement of commitment to the social work profession, two references, and transcripts; (Contact the School of Social Work for more information.)
- Completion of all lower division General Education and additional lower division requirements
- An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.
Requirements to enter the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
| Basic Skills in Written Communication (A1) (3) | 3 | |
| Basic Skills in Oral Communication (A2) (3) | 3 | |
| Basic Skills in Mathematics (A3) (3) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Statistical Thinking | ||
| Basic Skills in Critical Thinking (A4) (3) | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking in Everyday Life | ||
or SOC 1800 | Critical Thinking about Social Issues | |
| Natural Sciences Breadth Area (B2) (8) | 4 | |
| BIOL 1000 & 1000L | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology Lab | 4 |
| Humanities Breadth Area (C3) (6) | 3 | |
| SPAN 1112 | College Spanish 2 | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Breadth Area (D4) (6) | ||
| PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 1000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Additional Lower Division Requirements to enter the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (15-16) | 9-10 | |
| SW 2000 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| CJUS 1101 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| One of the following: | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Applied Business Statistics | ||
| Total Units | 47-48 | |
School Regulations
Students must attain grades of "C" or better in all Social Work courses required for the major order to progress in the program.
Requirements (49 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in Social Work
(Program Code: BASW)
| Lower-Division requirements (29) | ||
| MATH 1201 | Introduction to Statistical Thinking (GE A3) | 3 |
| PSYC 1105 | Critical Thinking in Everyday Life (GE A4) | 3 |
| or SOC 1800 | Critical Thinking about Social Issues | |
| BIOL 1000 & 1000L | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology Lab (GE B2) | 4 |
| SPAN 1112 | College Spanish 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology (GE D4) | 3 |
| SOC 1000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SW 2000 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| CJUS 1101 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| PSYC 2210 | Psychological Statistics | 4 |
| or ADMN 2100 | Applied Business Statistics | |
| Upper-division requirements (41) | ||
| PSYC 3390 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYC 3391 | Psychopathology of Childhood | |
| PA 3800 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| SSCI 3060 | Expository Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 |
| SW 3001 | Social Welfare Policy I | 3 |
| SW 3002 | Social Welfare Policy II | 3 |
| SW 3010 | Social Work Research | 4 |
| SW 3021 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I | 3 |
| SW 3022 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 |
| SW 4001 | Social Work Practice I | 3 |
| SW 4002 | Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| SW 4011 | Field Work | 3 |
| SW 4012 | Field Work II | 3 |
| SW 4200 | Social Work Capstone | 1 |
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Child Welfare Services | ||
| Social Work Interventions in Substance Abuse | ||
| Social Welfare and American Indian/Alaska Native People | ||
| Discipline requirements (6) | ||
| Courses taken to satisfy upper-division requirements cannot count toward the six units for the discipline requirement. | ||
| Six upper division units selected in consultation with an academic advisor. | 6 | |
| Total Units | 76 | |