Social Work (BSW)

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.

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

• 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

Related Minors

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

Advising Notes

• Use Steppingblocks platform for career exploration at: https://ucf.steppingblocks.com/

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