2025-26 University Catalog 
    
    Mar 16, 2025  
2025-26 University Catalog

Social Work, B.S.W.


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NY State Program Code: 04171
HEGIS Code: 2104.00
CIP Code: 44.0701

The undergraduate Social Work program leads to a Bachelor of Social Work degree (B.S.W.), preparing students for generalist social work practice in the complex and varied social services organizations. Grounded in rich and vigorous liberal arts and sciences, the curriculum provides students with the professional knowledge, values, skills and critical analysis essential for generalist practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The curriculum also serves as preparation for master’s degree education for those graduates who wish to specialize further and prepare of licensure.

The Social Work curriculum builds upon the General Education and Liberal Arts required undergraudate curriculum. The curriculum includes opportunities to explore diverse social, economic, racial, cultural, and enviornmenal justice areas. This is explored through social action projects, classroom learning, Social Work club events, experiental learning opportunites and the required two academic years of practicum experience.  The Bachelor of Social Work program prepares students for generalist practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

General Education


All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A. 

Note:


Courses are 3 credits unless notes otherwise.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)


Required Overall GPA: 2.5
Required GPA in Social Work: 2.75
Credits Required for Major: 71
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Students may declare Social Work as their major at the time of admissions to the University. Students currently enrolled at the University are expected to schedule an appointment with the program director to discuss declaring the major. Courses in the social work curriculum are generally taken beginning in the junior year. 

To earn a B.S.W., students are required to complete 120 credits

  • Fifty two (52) credits are University General Eduation requirements
  •  Fifty one (51) credits are Social Work major requirements
  • Seventeen (17) credits are Electives, which may be may earned from University General Education or Social Work course offerrings  

No Social Work course or Liberal Arts prerequisite credit is granted for life experience or previous work experience.

There is also a Praticum Education component to all Adelphi Social Work programs. The BSW program director can provide more insight.

University General Education Courses


Students may take the University General Education courses in any semester.  The BSW prorogram director is available to meet to discuss course options and degree planning.

Social Work Junior Year- Fall Courses


Fall Semester

  • Students in the major may choose to enroll in the SWK 305  or SWK 306   course to meet the one course (3 credit)  Social Work elective requirement in the fall or spring semester. The course can be taken in the junior or senior year of the program. Credits: 3.00

Electives


Students may take the 17 Elective credits in any semester. The BSW program director is available to discuss the course options and degree planning.

Degree Map


The degree map is a term-by-term sample course schedule to make it easier for you to understand how to graduate in four years with a Social Work Degree.

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