Social Work (B.S.)
Admission Requirements
At the time of application, students are required to have:
- Completed 45 credit hours
- Attained a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Successfully completed the SUNY Buffalo State required college Writing (CWP 101/CWP 102 with a "C" or better).
- Human Biology (BIO 101).
- PSY – Any 3 credit hour Psychology course or SPF 302 – Educational Psychology: Elementary Education or AP Psychology from high school.
- SOC – Any 3 credit hour Sociology course.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Intellectual Foundations Requirements | ||
| 33-39 credit hours | 33-39 | |
| Social Work Major Requirements (51 credit hours) | ||
| SWK 220 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK | 3 |
| SWK 301 | POVERTY AND PUBLIC POLICY | 3 |
| SWK 307 | HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I | 3 |
| SWK 308 | HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II | 3 |
| SWK 317 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK | 3 |
| SWK 320 | SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| SWK 419 | SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY | 3 |
| SWK 422 | ASSESSMENT AND ENGAGEMENT | 3 |
| SWK 423 | INTERVENTION METHODS | 3 |
| SWK 424 | GROUPS | 3 |
| SWK 429 | POLICY PRACTICE | 3 |
| SWK 493 & SWK 494 | FIELD PRACTICUM I and FIELD PRACTICUM II | 12 |
| SWK 496 | INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR I | 3 |
| SWK 497 | INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR II | 3 |
| All College Electives | ||
| 30-36 credit hours | 30-36 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |