BSSW Degree Requirements

 

Progression and Graduation Requirements

After admission to the social work program, a student must maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.75 and must attain a C or better in social work courses. Transfer credit for courses follows university and Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) requirements. All transfer social work courses must be from an accredited BSSW program. *No credit is given for life experience. Students must complete the required social work courses (39 credit hours).

The field instruction placement in a human service organization is the capstone experience for BSSW students. The field experience integrates knowledge, values, and skills from completed social work courses. Application dates will be published each term.

Students are required to participate in and complete an assessment process administered by the Department of Social Work prior to graduation.

B.S. IN SOCIAL WORK

Required 125 credits (36 of which must be number 300 or above, 60 of which must be from a 4-year institution and the last 30 credits at UND) including:

Essential Studies requirements apply to incoming freshman 2008 and transfer students Fall 2009.  Students admitted prior to these dates must fulfill General Education Requirements.

The following curriculum:

Social Work (39 Hours)
SWk 255	Introduction to Social Work	4 Credits
SWk 257	Human Behavior in the Social Environment I	3 Credits
SWk 317	Social Work Research	3 Credits
SWk 357	Human Behavior in the Social Environment II	3 Credits
SWk 424	Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families	3 Credits
SWk 434	Generalist Social Work Practice with Task and Treatment Groups	3 Credits
SWk 442	Social Policy	3 Credits
SWk 454	Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations	3 Credits
SWk 481	Field Instruction I	5 Credits
SWk 482	Field Instruction Seminar I	1 Credit
SWk 483	Field Instruction II	5 Credits
SWk 484	Field Instruction Seminar II	1 Credit
Liberal Arts Requirements
Psyc 111	Introduction to Psychology	3 Credits
Soc 110	Introduction to Sociology	3 Credits
Pols 115	American Government I	3 Credits
	Additional Social Sciences Courses	15 credits
	Statistics	2-3 credits
	Human Biology Content	2-3 credits

Courses used to fulfill the approved minor requirements may also be used to meet the above requirements whenever appropriate and applicable.

Elective Social Work Courses

SWk 311 Child Welfare (3)
SWk 312 Social Work and the Legal Process (2)
SWk 313 Orientation to Gerontology (3)
SWk 315 Substance Use and Abuse (2)
SWk 397 Cooperative Education (1-6)
SWk 489 Seniors Honor Thesis (1-8), repeatable to 9