Academic Programs - BASW

Curriculum for the BASW Major

With the exception of Introduction to Social Work (SW1000), courses in the BASW Program are offered only one time per year in the following sequence. Each required course in the BASW Program is offered for 3 credits, with the exception of Practicum I and Practicum II, each of which is offered for 6 credits per term. The course schedule listed below allows students to plan accordingly in order to facilitate their completion of either the major or the minor.

Full-time Option

Full-time Junior Year

Fall

SW1000: Introduction to Social Work

SW1005: Social Welfare I

SW1010: Interventive Methods I—Generalist Practice

SW1015: Human Behavior and the Social Environment

One three-credit elective

Spring

SW1006: Social Welfare II

SW1011: Interventive Methods II—Generalist Practice with Individuals & Families

SW1012: Interventive Methods III—Generalist Practice with Communities & Organizations

SW1008: Ethnicity & Social Welfare

One three-credit elective

Full-time Senior Year

Fall

SW1020: Introduction to Social Work Research

SW1013: Interventive Methods IV—Generalist Practice with Groups

SW1024: Practicum Seminar and Lab I

SW1025: Practicum I (6 credits)

Spring

SW1026: Practicum Seminar and Lab II

SW1027: Practicum II (6 credits)

Two three-credit electives

Part-time Option

Though the BASW Program is designed to be completed in four full-time semesters, a part-time option is also available to students. Part-time students complete the BASW Program in four years as follows: