Social Work, B.S.W.

Admission to the Social Work Program

All Social Work majors must be formally admitted to the Social Work Program in order to be admitted into the practice courses and field work courses and to obtain a Bachelor of Social Work degree. Students who are not yet formally admitted will be identified as pre-social work majors.

1. Requirements for admission to the Social Work Program:
   1. completion of at least 60 semester hours toward a degree including at least 41 hours of General Education requirements;
   2. completion of SW 2570 Introduction to Social Work  and 3 additional hours in social work courses with a grade of C- or better;
   3. an overall GPA of 2.00 for degree credit courses;
   4. completion of volunteer work in a social service setting is recommended to enhance your application;
   5. possession of personal qualities consistent with social work values and ethics and the ability to relate to others with warmth and emotional stability.
2. Application procedure. Student must complete an application packet which consists of
   1. application for Social Work major form;
   2. three reference forms, at least one of which is from an MTSU Social Work professor or Social Work academic advisor. If the applicant is a recent transfer student, a Social Work professor from another college may be used.
   3. essay;
   4. current unofficial University transcript printed from PipelineMT.
3. Criteria for acceptance into the Social Work Program:
   1. submission of completed application packet by deadline date of the appropriate semester;
   2. judgment of satisfactory quality of application materials as determined by the score on the admissions assessment form completed by a least two members of the Social Work Admissions Committee;
   3. recommendation of the admissions committee must be approved by faculty vote;
   4. students receiving a score of 85 or higher on the admissions assessment form are assured of acceptance into the major.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Social Work, B.S.W., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Social Work

Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.