Social Work B.S.

Formal admission into the program requires completion of SOSW 140 with a grade of “C” or higher; a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better; and, submission of the BSSW Program Admission Application Form with two letters of reference and a two-page personal statement.

Continuation in the program requires maintaining a 2.5 GPA in the social work major and receiving a minimum of a “C” in every required course. Students must also abide by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics; demonstrate accepted standards of conduct in the classroom and field education components of the program; and, demonstrate progress in attaining the Core Competencies as outlined by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2008 EPAS.

Failure to maintain the requisite 2.5 in the program after two remediation attempts are made can result in termination from the major.

Successful completion of the program requires a 2.5 GPA in the social work major, a minimum of a "C" or higher in all required courses and an overall GPA of 2.0.

Please see the university requirements in this catalog.


Program Features

48 semester hours

Required Requisite Courses:

SOC 102GE: Introduction to Cultural Diversity

3 credits

SOSW 140Foundations of Social Work Practice

3 credits

SOSW 220Contemporary Social Work Practice

3 credits

SOC 254Quantitative Approaches in Sociology

3 credits

SOC 310GE: Introduction to Social Welfare Policy & Services

3 credits

SOC 312Research Methods

3 credits

SOC 331Human Behavior and the Social Environment

3 credits

SOSW 371Social Work with Individuals and Families

3 credits

SOSW 372Social Work with Groups

3 credits

SOSW 373Social Work with Communities and Organizations

3 credits

SOSW 483Social Work Practice & Skills I

6 credits

SOSW 484Social Work Practice & Skills II

6 credits

Total of 6 elective credits from the following:

SOSW 321Helping Philosophy & Methods

3 credits

SOSW 325Crisis Intervention

3 credits

SOSW 326Child Welfare Services

3 credits

SOC 338Sociology of Poverty & Homelessness

3 credits

SOC 342GE: Juvenile Delinquency

3 credits

SOC 343GE: Racial and Cultural Minorities

3 credits

SOC 377GE: WS: Sociology of Women

3 credits

SOCJ 354Drug Use & Abuse in Society

3 credits

Co-requisite (Directed GE) Courses:

SOC 111GE: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

SOC 231GE: Marriage and Family

3 credits

PSY 100GE: General Psychology

3 credits

ECON 111GE: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

BIOL 111GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4 credits

Additional Requirements:

Program Curriculum Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

SOSW 140Foundations of Social Work Practice

3 credits

SOC 111GE: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

English Composition

3

PSY 100GE: General Psychology

3 credits

BIOL 111GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4 credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

SOC 231GE: Marriage and Family

3 credits

SOC 102GE: Introduction to Cultural Diversity

3 credits

ECON 111GE: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

General Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Sophomore Year

Fall

SOSW 220Contemporary Social Work Practice

3 credits

SOC 254Quantitative Approaches in Sociology

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

SOC 310GE: Introduction to Social Welfare Policy & Services

3 credits

SOC 331Human Behavior and the Social Environment

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:16

Junior Year

Fall

SOC 312Research Methods

3 credits

SOSW 371Social Work with Individuals and Families

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

General Education Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

SOSW 372Social Work with Groups

3 credits

SOSW 373Social Work with Communities and Organizations

3 credits

Social Work Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

Fall

SOSW 483Social Work Practice & Skills I

6 credits

Social Work Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

SOSW 484Social Work Practice & Skills II

6 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:12

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3453. Stroud Hall, Room 414 570-422-3453 www.esu.edu/soc.