Youngstown STATE UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK (BSW) Advisement Sheet and Curriculum Information for Stark State College to YSU

The four year Bachelor of Social Work degree program prepares graduates for beginning level social work professional practice. The BSW degree is required for licensure in the State of Ohio as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW). The program is grounded in liberal arts education, contains courses in social work practice, human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy, and research methods. The program also includes one year supervised social work field work internship. The internship affords students opportunities to engage in actual social work practice in agencies within the region.

Pre-Social Work Major

Student enter the BSW program by declaring themselves as pre-social work majors and begin progress toward a degree by enrolling in General Education Requirement, support, and pre-social work courses. These courses are typically completed in the freshman and sophomore years.

Pre-social work courses include the following:

ENGL 124 SOC 121 PSC 121 PHIL 122 BIO 127

ENGL 231 PSYC 121 SOC 221 SWK 121 SWK 126

COMM 121 COM 227 SOC 225 SWK 124 SCWK 2644

SWK 224

RED = YSU courses available at Stark State College

Students may also select GER math, natural science (NS), social and personal awareness (SPA), and elective courses as they complete pre-social work requirements.

Social Work Major

To gain entry into upper division social work courses students must be formally admitted to the social work major. To be admitted into the social work major, students must be declared pre-social work majors and meet the following requirements:

1. Complete all pre-social work courses with “C” or better;
2. Possess an overall GPA of 2.5 or better;
3. Submit a completed Social Work Program Admission Application (available online or from the department of Social Work) before the 4th week of the semester preceding the semester for which admission is sought;

Neither admission to the University nor enrollment in social work courses as a pre-social work major guarantees admission to the social work major. Pre-Social work majors not formally admitted to the social work major will be unable to register for SCWK 3736 and subsequent courses in the social work program.

Progress toward the BSW degree proceeds through enrollment in the following upper division YSU courses prior to enrollment in field work in social services courses:

SCWK 3736 MTH 222 SCWK 3760 SCWK 5820

(one special populations course: PSY 221, SWK 230, SWK 225, SWK 226, SWK 125, CDC 122, CDC 221.

The following courses may be taken concurrent with the field work in social services (SCWK 4825 – 2 semesters)

SCWK 3737 SCWK 3738 SCWK 5822 SCWK 4826* SCWK 4827*

*Must be concurrently taken with SCWK 4825. See course descriptions for prerequisites.

For complete information about admission to the social work program and the field work practicum, please refer to the “BSW Student Handbook” and “BSW Field Work Manual.”