2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Work, BA


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Program Description:

The Bachelor of Arts program in social work prepares students for beginning employment in social work or for graduate study. Students considering social work as a career should be interested in people of widely varying ages, abilities, and backgrounds; these students must also be disciplined, emotionally stable, and intellectually creative. Social workers typically find employment in children's services, home health care for older adults, hospitals, mental health centers, nursing homes, schools, and probation and parole boards. While most social workers perform direct practice duties, others are employed as outreach workers, community organizers, and administrators in public, voluntary, and for-profit agencies.

The baccalaureate program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Admission Requirements

The deadline for applications is February 1. Students should contact the department if they have questions about the application criteria and admissions requirements, and to make an appointment with an advisor.

To graduate with a social work degree, a grade of C or higher is required in all social work courses.

Successful completion of the BA in Social Work (SW) meets the educational requirements for the Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Ohio as regulated by the https://cswmft.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/cswmft/.

Licensure and certification requirements vary from state to state. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please contact the appropriate licensing entity in that state to seek information and guidance regarding that state's licensure or certification requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes:

The Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) requires all students to master the following nine competencies:

Graduates can:

  • Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
  • Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
  • Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
  • Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
  • Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
  • Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Social Work Honors Program

The School of Social Work and Human Services recognizes superior achievement by social work majors with an honors program that allows students to graduate with the designation of honors in social work. Students in the program have an opportunity to pursue original research and analysis that goes beyond the requirements of their coursework.

Junior and senior university honors students with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and a 3.5 average in social work may apply. Students must initiate and successfully complete an honors project. The department suggests that honors students take at least one UH 400 interdisciplinary seminar before starting their honors project.  For more information contact Dr. Jennifer Hughes, BASW Program Director.  

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Program Requirements:


I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours


Element 1: Communication: 6 Hours


Element 2: Mathematics: 3 Hours


Element 3: Global and Cultural Studies: 6 Hours


Element 4: Arts and Humanities: 3 Hours


Element 5: Social Sciences: 7 Hours


Element 6: Natural Sciences: 8 Hours


Required:

Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours


III. Related Requirements: 6 Hours


IV. Other Requirements: 9-11 Hours


Foreign Language: 6-8 Hours


Through 1020 level (1010 and 1020) of one language:  Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Latin, Chinese, American Sign Language or other. Students taking American Sign Language should be advised that ASL 1010 and 1020 meet for (4) rather than (3) credit hours each.

Methods of Inquiry: 3 Hours


V. Program Electives: 9 Hours


At least two program electives must be at the 3000 level or higher in social work content. 

VI. General Electives: 16 - 18 Hours


Total: 120 Hours


Graduation Planning Strategy


The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.

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