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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin
FYG - Social Work, BSW (281A)
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Four Year Guide
Semester One [15-17 Hours] Semester Two [15-17 Hours] Semester Three [15 Hours] Semester Four [15 Hours] Semester Five [14 Hours] Semester Six [15 Hours] Semester Seven [14 Hours] Semester Eight [15 Hours] General Education Requirements Summary
Minimum Total Hours | Gen Ed Hours | Writing | Min Overall GPA | 120 | 41 | RC 1000 and RC 2001 | 2.0 | General Education Program Model - 41 Credit Hours Total Program Categories | Credit Hours | Important Notes - Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major | First Year Seminar | 3 | Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year | First Year Writing | 3 | Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. | Wellness Literacy | 2 | | Quantitative Literacy | 4 | | Sophomore Writing | 3 | | Science Inquiry | 8 | | Categories and Designations | 18 | Complete 18 credit hours from three Categories: Sustainability and Climate Literacy (SCL), Intercultural Literacy (ICL), and Humanity and Its Systems (HUM). At least 3 credit hours must be taken from each Category, and the remaining 9 credit hours can be from any of the three categories. Designation Requirements: Within these 18 credit hours, you must complete 3 credit hours from each of the following Designations: Fine Arts (FA), Historical Studies (HS), Literary Studies (LS), and Social Science (SS). | Additional Notes
- SW GPA requirements: 2.0 cumulative GPA required for declaration, 2.5 cumulative and major GPA required for admission to the Professional Sequence, 2.5 cumulative and major GPA required for retention, and 2.5 cumulative and major GPA required for graduation.
- SW grade requirements: All SW majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each required SW and cognate course.
- Social work majors must receive a “Satisfactory” grade in Field Placement in order to graduate.
- Students may repeat a social work course only once. Students may repeat only two social work courses throughout the program.
- See the BSW Student Handbook at socialwork.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/final_bsw_student_handbook_6.30.2022_1.pdf for more information.
- The website (http://socialwork.appstate.edu/undergraduate) has advising tips and information about what to expect as a BSW major.
- Students receive information on the process for applying to the Professional Sequence while enrolled in S_W 3000 . Eligible students must apply by the deadline established for that semester.
- Students will receive information about the process for applying for a Field placement in the year prior to their placement semester.
- Social work field instruction requires students to complete 440 hours of field in their final semester, and complete the Senior Seminar course which has weekly asynchronous content and is held synchronously four times over the course of the semester.
- Students participating in University Honors and/or Departmental Honors will have additional requirements; all must be met prior to Field semester when students are enrolled in S_W 4650 and S_W 4690 .
- 18 credit hours in major and 9 credit hours in minor must be at App State.
- 25% of the degree hours must be in residency at App State.
- As stated in the catalog, the final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements remains with the student.
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