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BSW - Bachelor of Social Work
BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK
Carrie R. Waites, Baccalaureate Program Director
cbwaites@nsu.edu
(757) 823-8122
The focus at the BSW level is on the preparation of all students for a
generalist approach to the first level of professional practice. Beginning level
practitioners with a generalist perspective and knowledge of social systems
recognize that the target for change may not only be the individual, but may be
one or more of the social systems that comprise the individual's environment.
The undergraduate social work program comprises two phases: Pre-Social Work
Education and Professional Social Work Education. The professional social work
phase begins in the junior year and combines academic course work and a field
practicum.
The BSW degree is conferred on undergraduates who complete all of the academic
requirements of the program and of Norfolk State University. This degree is
recognized as the first level of social work practice. Certain criteria are,
therefore, established for admission to and continued matriculation in the
professional program.
BSW PROGRAM MISSION
The Baccalaureate Social Work Program develops students capable of delivering
social work services at the first professional level of practice using a
generalist approach. The program emphasizes social justice and responsibility,
and respect for human rights, dignity, and diversity.
GOALS
The goals of the BSW Program are:
- To prepare students for employment as a beginning
professional social work practitioner utilizing a generalist approach
- To prepare students to work differentially with diverse
populations with a special commitment to the affirmation of the unique
diversity of African Americans.
- To teach students to competently develop and deliver
direct services that strengthen and/or empower individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
BSW applicants must meet University requirements for admission. After
successfully completing the first two years of pre-social work course
requirements, students may apply to the Professional Program for the BSW degree.
This is the official application process for admission to the professional phase
of the Social Work Program. Professional Program requirements are:
1. Student must have completed the first two years of basic core requirements
and pre-social work requirements. Student must have a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.0 on the 4.0 scale (an overall average of C or better).
2. Student must complete and submit all Professional Program application
materials to the Director of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program.
3. Continued matriculation at the professional level of the Baccalaureate
Program requires that the student:
a) Maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.
b) Maintain an average of 2.5 GPA in major courses.
c) Must have earned a grade of C or better in designated courses as enumerated
in the Social Work curriculum.
d) Complete degree requirements in accordance with the University Catalog and
School of Social Work Field Manual.
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