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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 255Introduction to Social Work4
SWK 257Human Behavior and the Socal Environment I3
SWK 317Social Work Research3
SWK 357Human Behavior and the Social Environment II3
SWK 424Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families3
SWK 434Generalist Social Work Practice with Task and Treatment Groups3
SWK 442Social Policy3
SWK 454Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations3
SWK 481Field Education I5
SWK 482Field Education Seminar I1
SWK 483Field Education II5
SWK 484Field Education Seminar II1
Social Work Elective2
Liberal Arts Requirements for Social Work majors
PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology3
SOC 110Introduction to Sociology3
POLS 115American Government I3
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 326Sociological Statistics (or any statistics course)3
Total Credits72

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

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

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