Social Work, BA

The BASW program, which has been fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1976, educates generalist social work practitioners with a liberal arts foundation for practice from a transcultural perspective with individuals, families, and groups within organizations and in the context of broader communities in which they are embedded. To develop the necessary professional generalist skills in their work with individuals, families, groups, and communities, the BASW program curriculum and field practicum experiences provide students with learning opportunities to develop: 1) a selected body of knowledge about social institutions, and methods of problem-solving in social relationships; 2) the skills for integrating knowledge, thought, and feeling into an effective and efficient program of doing; and, 3) a personal and professional value system which incorporates a growing self-awareness necessary for the sensitive and disciplined use of self in helping roles.

In addition to the core social work curriculum, which includes human behavior in the social environment, social policy and programs, practice, social research, and field education, electives are offered to expand a student’s interest in the areas of social work with families; social services to children and youth; alcoholism and substance abuse and the family.

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

The following courses Required in the Major must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: SCWK 110 , SCWK 112 , SCWK 120 , SCWK 130 , and SCWK 175 . The following course must be completed with “Credit”: SCWK 140

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (50 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (30 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Note: Students who have completed the ADT Transfer degree (under SB 1440) for this major will have completed all lower division GE requirements and should follow the 60 unit guarantee roadmap. Meet with an advisor prior to registering for your first semester for the 60 unit roadmap or specific questions.

Upper Division General Education (9 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 0 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Complete One Sequence From:

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Preparation (3 units)

STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics 3 units (B4) (UNVS 15F and UNVS 15S may be used in lieu of the statistics course required by this major.)

Major Requirements (38 units)

SCWK 110 - Foundations of Social Work Practice 3 units
SCWK 111 - Generalist Social Work Practice I 3 units
SCWK 112 - Generalist Practice II 3 units
SCWK 120 - Social Welfare Institutions and Policies I 3 units
SCWK 121 - Social Welfare Institutions and Policies II 3 units
SCWK 130 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I 3 units
SCWK 131 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II 3 units
SCWK 140 - Introduction to Field Practicum 3 units
SCWK 141 - Field Practicum I 2-5 units (4 units required)
SCWK 142 - Field Practicum II 2-5 units (4 units required)
SCWK 170 - Introduction to Research Methods 3 units
SCWK 175 - Social Work Senior Seminar 3 units

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Social Work, BA

University Requirements (50 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (30 units)

Upper Division General Education (9 units)

American Institutions (6 units)

African American Studies (6 units)

Asian American Studies (6 units)

U.S. History and Government (6 units)

Chicana and Chicano Studies (6 units)

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

Major Preparation (3 units)

Major Requirements (38 units)

University Electives (29 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)