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Department Chair

Dr. Mallard Barnes

The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The social work major is designed to prepare students for entry-level generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Academic credit for life or previous work experience will not be given in lieu of courses prefixed SOWK nor for the social work field practicum. The major leads to the Bachelor of Social Work degree.

Transfer of social work courses from social work programs accredited by CSWE may be allowed after review and with the permission of the Program Chair.

All candidates for a major in social work must be officially admitted to the social work program. The standards for admission to the program include:

1. Satisfactory progress toward meeting the general college curriculum requirements, SOWK 201  and SOWK 290  with a grade of “C” or better.
2. Minimum grade point average of 2.25 on all work attempted.
3. Approval of faculty in the social work program.

Continuance in the social work program requires that students earn at least a grade of “C” or better on all social work courses.

Termination from the social work program may occur for academic, as well as for non-academic, reasons.

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