Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program

Degree Requirements

• Students who are pending Social Work and are admitted to the program must adopt the most current catalog.
• Residency Requirement consists of at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF School of Social Work.
• Students should complete the General Education Program and the Common Program Prerequisite Requirements before beginning the Social Work Program.
• Students entering the social work program and completing the program prerequisites including Statistics are required to earn a minimum of "C" (2.0) in each course.
• Students should consult with a BSW program advisor.
• The courses designated in sections 1 (general education) and 2 (common program prerequisites) below may be taken at a college or university other than UCF, and should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.
• Students meeting the six hours of cultural diversity requirement must earn a minimum of "C" (2.0) in each course.
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 is required in all Social Work courses with a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in each course.
• Students must earn an overall GPA of 2.5 for entry into field education (SOW 4510 or SOW 4941 part-time) and to be eligible for graduation from the Social Work Program.
• Students must complete all the requirements listed in 1-11 below.

Degree Requirements

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• Complete all of the following
  • Choose ONE of the following courses, or see advisor for more options:
  • STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 GEP
  • STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 GEP
  • *Required Principles of Statistics

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• Complete the following:
  • SOW3284 - Social Work Perspectives on Social Justice (3)
  • SOW3104 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)
  • SOW3300 - Practice I:Generalist Practice in Social Work (3)
  • SOW3111 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
  • SOW3352 - Practice II: Interpersonal Skills in Social Work (3)
  • SOW3401 - Social Work Research (3)
  • SOW3620 - Culturally Competent Social Work Practice (3)
  • SOW4730 - Documentation in Social Work Practice (3)
  • SOW4232 - Social Welfare Policies and Issues (3)
  • SOW4341 - Micro-Level Roles and Interventions in Social Work (3)
  • SOW4343 - Macro-Level Roles and Interventions in Social Work (3)
  • SOW4522 - Field Education Seminar (3)
  • SOW4510 - Field Education (9)

Cultural Diversity Requirement

• Complete all of the following
  • Complete at least 2 of the following:
    • ANT4332 - Latin America: Social Justice Futures (3)
    • ANT2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts (3)
    • ANT3610 - Language and Culture (3)
    • ASH4404 - Modern China (3)
    • ASH4442 - Modern Japan (3)
    • CPO4303 - Comparative Latin American Politics (3)
    • HUM3401 - Asian Humanities (3)
    • REL3333 - Hinduism (3)
    • REL3363 - Islam (3)
    • JST3401 - Jewish People in Antiquity (3)
    • JST3820 - Modern Israeli Culture (3)
    • LAH3130 - Early Latin America (3)
    • LAH3200 - Modern Latin America (3)
    • LAH3470 - History of the Caribbean (3)
    • AMH3561 - Women in American History I (3)
    • AMH3571 - Black American History I (3)
    • AMH3586 - History of Latinos in the U.S. (3)
    • ANT3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture (3)
    • ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)
    • SOP3724 - Psychology of Prejudice (3)
    • SYD3700 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
    • EDF2085 - Introduction to Diversity for Educators (3)
    • HSC3593 - HIV Disease: A Human Concern (3)
  • Contact Social Work Program for other course options

Restricted Electives

• Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Select six hours of social work electives in consultation with faculty advisor.

Grand Total Credits: 57

Capstone Requirements

• None

Electives

• Students can choose 21 credit hours of electives. SOW 2020 ( 3 credit hours) Careers in Creating Social Change is a preferred elective for students in Freshman and Sophomore standing. Select courses that are 2000-level or higher with advisor approval. Note: Students are responsible for meeting the 120 credit hours graduation requirement.

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
• Students that transfer with an AA degree and will be pursuing a BS degree must meet the University foreign language admission requirements for graduation.

Graduation

• Cultural Diversity Requirement

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all social work courses with a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher in each social work course.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• More information about Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/. Admission and Eligibility for HUT program can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/admissions/.
• Complete a three-credit directed reading course/or a three-credit CHPS Interdisciplinary Honor Course.
• Complete a three-credit thesis course.
• Earn a 3.5 GPA in your Social Work major.
• Earn a cumulative 3.2 GPA in your total UCF courses.
• Complete 60 hours of college credit, including 12 upper division hours at UCF.

Related Programs

• Criminal Justice (B.A. or B.S.)
• Psychology (B.S.)
• Sociology (B.A./ B.S.)
• Public Administration (B.A. or B.S.)

Certificates

• Aging Studies Certificate
• Children’s Services Certificate
• Social Work & the Law Certificate
• Spanish for Social Workers Certificate

Related Minors

• Health Services Administration Minor
• Aging Studies Minor
• Psychology Minor
• Sociology Minor
• Nonprofit Management Minor

Advising Notes

• Use Focus2Career platform for career exploration at: https://bit.ly/UCFFocus2

Transfer Notes

• None

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• POS 2041: may use POS X042 or PUP X099
• BSC 1005: may use BSC X085, BSC X010, or PCB X099
• PSY 2012: may use PSY X020
• SYG 2000: may use SYG X010

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: https://oeas.ucf.edu/doc/chps/alc_chps_social_work_bsw.pdf