Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 42
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ECON 102 | Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis (Major Prerequisite, D1) | 3 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology (Major Prerequisite, D1) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| BIOL 100 | Human Biology (Major Prerequisite, B2, SJ) | 3 |
| SOC 105 | Sociological Perspectives (Major Prerequisite, D1) | 3 |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| S W 300 | U.S. Social Welfare: Past, Present, and Future (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 302 | Introduction to Social Service Organizations (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 352 | Gender, Sexism, and Social Welfare (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 410 | Human Development and the Social Services (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| S W 301GW | U.S. Social Welfare II: Problems, Policies, and Programs - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 400 | Social Work Practice I (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 402 | Interviewing Skills in Social Work (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 470 | Social Differences and Social Work Practice (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| S W 350 | Services to Children, Youth, and Their Families (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 401 | Social Work Practice II (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 456 | Urban Community Organizing and Citizen Action (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 502 | Seminar on Field Experience I (Major Core) | 1 |
| S W 503 | Field Experience in the Social Services I (Major Core) | 2 |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| S W 450 | Introduction to Research in Social Work (Major Core) | 3 |
| S W 504 | Seminar on Field Experience II (Major Core) | 1 |
| S W 505 | Field Experience in the Social Services II (Major Core) | 2 |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-121 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) degree must complete 12 units in Complementary Studies in courses bearing a prefix other than Social Work (S W), and not cross-listed with Social Work. The courses required of all students who are admitted to the BASW program will also satisfy the CS requirement: Introductory Sociology (SOC 105 or equivalent); Introductory Psychology (PSY 200 or equivalent); Macroeconomics (ECON 102 or equivalent); and an introductory-level course in Human Biology (BIOL 100 or equivalent, Lab not required).- 5
Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.