Social Work (B.S.W.)

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Sample Degree Plan

Program Summary

Students who complete a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) will be prepared to pass the Utah exam for the Social Service Worker’s license, which is required for many social services jobs. Students will have the skills, knowledge, and competencies to work with individuals and families in a variety of social service careers. They will also have the foundational knowledge to be accepted into a Master of Social Work degree program that prepares students to be licensed as social workers and clinicians.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
• Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
• Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
• Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
• Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
• Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Program Information

• All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.