Social Work Degree Requirements

Complete the requirements to earn a bachelor's degree in Social Work.

Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Campus students can apply to the Bachelors of Science Social Work any semester after completing SWK 255 and SWK 257, or while enrolled in these courses. Application due dates and requirements are listed at the Department website.

Applications are accepted for the part-time distance program once per year. Distance application due dates and requirements are listed at the Department website. Distance students must be admitted to the B.S. in Social Work program before completing any distance Social Work courses. This is a cohort program, and students cannot be concurrently enrolled in the campus and distance social work programs.

120 credits are required (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above and 30 credits from UND) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. The following curriculum.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Social Work
SWK 255	Introduction to Social Work	4
SWK 257	Human Behavior and the Social Environment I	3
SWK 317	Social Work Research	3
SWK 357	Human Behavior and the Social Environment II	3
SWK 424	Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families	3
SWK 434	Generalist Social Work Practice with Task and Treatment Groups	3
SWK 442	Social Policy	3
SWK 454	Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations	3
SWK 481	Field Education I	5
SWK 482	Field Education Seminar I	1
SWK 483	Field Education II	5
SWK 484	Field Education Seminar II	1
Social Work Elective		2
Liberal Arts Requirements for Social Work majors
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	3
POLS 115	American Government I	3
Advanced Social Sciences Courses (200-level or above)		15
Social Work majors are required to take two diversity courses (either U or G) in addition to the Essential Studies requirement of a U and G course.		6
SOC 326	Sociological Statistics ^{(or any statistics course)}	3


Total Credits		72

Courses used to fulfill the approved minor requirements may also be used to meet the above requirements whenever appropriate and applicable.

Social Work Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.