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 San Francisco State University's School of Social
Work offers a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) degree, which is the first
professional degree in the field of social work. This program has a generalist
practice curriculum that prepares students to enter many fields of practice
serving multiple sizes of systems, including individuals, families, groups,
communities, and the broader society. To complete the degree, students are
required to take a series of courses followed by field experience in a social
service agency. The School is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education.
Students may declare their major in social work and enter the program during
Fall semesters. To start, students must have completed both Segments I and II
of the SFSU general education curriculum (or equivalent) and have junior
standing at San Francisco State University.
There are 4 required prerequisites that are a part of graduation requirements,
and each must be passed with either a letter or "pass" grade. They include
introductory-level courses in human biology (BIO 100 or equivalent; lab not
required), macroeconomics (ECON 100 or ECON 305 or equivalent), psychology (PSY
200 or equivalent), and sociology (SOC 105 or equivalent). Students must
complete all these required prerequisites prior to taking social work courses.
If prerequisites are not completed and the student wishes to enroll in social
work courses, the student should consult with his or her social work faculty
advisor or undergraduate coordinator for approval. In addition, instructors of
each course may decide whether to admit students who have not completed the
prerequisites.
Students are required to maintain a minimum grade of "C" in ALL courses within
the major. With a grade lower than C, students will be required to repeat the
class and will be unable to register for subsequent courses in the sequence
where the failed course is a prerequisite. The social work courses (except for
SW 350, Child Welfare) are presently offered only ONCE per year, and if a
student falls out of sequence in required courses, they may delay graduation.
Students may enroll in the program on a part-time basis and complete the major
requirements in three or more years rather than two. Most courses are offered
both during the day and in the evenings (after 4PM) to accommodate students'
various scheduling needs.
All social work majors must complete an internship during the Fall and Spring
semesters of their senior year (240 hours each semester in an outside agency).
Students may register for and enter field experience in the social services (SW
503 (Fall) and SW 505 (Spring)) and its accompanying seminar on field
experience (SW 502 (Fall) and 504 (Spring)) after completing 24 units of
required junior-level social work courses with a "C" grade or better in each.
In addition, the student must have completed the required number of units to be
classified as a senior at SFSU.
Sincerely,
Yeon-Shim Lee, Assistant Professor
BASW Program Coordinator
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