• The Social Work program at Cleveland State University is nationally accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Completion of the Social Work degree is the only avenue to meeting the requirements for the Social Work License.
• All full-time faculty members have Doctoral degrees and are well-known at the local, state, national and international levels.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates with a degree in social work are qualified to work in various fields of practice in Public and Private Human Service Agencies.

They work with individuals, families, small groups, neighborhoods and large communities.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, social work is one of the nation’s fastest growing careers, and the need for social work services is expected to increase 30 percent by 2010. Entry level salary ranges from $28,000 to $35,000

Cleveland State University Social Work graduates work in hundreds of human service agencies and organizations in the Greater Cleveland area, across the state, and the country.

Large numbers of our graduates with bachelor degrees in Social Work pursue their master’s degree. Many of these students continue towards a Doctoral degree in social work.

PROGRAM

Students who are formally admitted to Cleveland State University may declare social work as their major at any time. Faculty members are available to provide advising for students in the areas of academic achievement and careers in social work.

Newly declared social work majors take Introduction to Social Work (SWK 200) and Contemporary Social Welfare (SWK 201) courses during their sophomore year.

In order to be admitted into the social work program, students must take 15 credit hours in the social and behavioral sciences, three credits in human biology and three credits in American Government.

During the senior year, social work majors complete two semesters of internships at a health or human service agency.

Cleveland State University social work courses are always offered during the three semesters, both day time and evening.

Transfer students who are at the junior or senior levels must have completed courses from an accredited school of social work. Field experiences may not be transferred. No credit is given for work experience.

RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE FOR SOCIAL WORK MAJOR

Social Work majors are required to complete 128 hours of course work that includes university, college and major requirements. There are total of 48 credit hours required for the major. All degree seeking students are required to complete a specific number of General Education (GenEd) courses. Students are responsible for ensuring the appropriate selection of courses to satisfy GenEd requirements and are encouraged to consult with their academic advisor regarding the applicability of selected courses. A comprehensive description of Cleveland State University's General Education Requirements for undergraduate students is available online at http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/gened/.

First Semester General Education Requirements Second Semester Gen. Ed. And Social Work Requirement Third Semester SWK 200 Introduction to Social Work Gen Ed and Social Work Prerequisite: Social Behavioral Science Gen Ed and Social Work (BIO 102/ BIO 106) Fourth Semester SWK 201 Cont. SWK Gen Ed and Social Work Prerequisite: Social Behavioral Science PSC 111 American Government Fifth Semester SWK 300 Social Policy SWK 302 HBSE-Micro SWK 303 HBSE-Macro SWK 304 SWK Research I Gen Ed and Social Work Prerequisite: Social Behavioral Science Sixth Semester SWK 305 SWK Research II SWK 350 Basic Generalist Gen Ed and Social Work Prerequisite: Social Behavioral Science Seventh Semester SWK 385 Intervention I SWK 390 Field I SWK 485 Intervention II SWK 490 Field II Eighth Semester SWK 385 Intervention I SWK 390 Field I SWK 485 Intervention II SWK 490 Field II

Credits 16 Credits 3 Credits 3   3 4 Credits 3   3 3 Credits 3 3 3 3   3 Credits 3 3   3 Credits 4 6 4 6 Credits 4 6 4 6

Total Credits = 128
Note: Some courses may count for more than one requirement

Required General Education Courses:

• English composition (2 courses)
• Nonwestern culture/civilization (1 course)
• Math/logic (2 courses)
• Western culture/civilization (1 course)
• Arts and Humanities (3 courses)
• Social sciences (3 courses; 5 for SWK majors)
• African-American/Diversity (2 courses)
• Foreign language (2 courses – 4 if deficiency)
• Writing Across the Curriculum (3 courses – may overlap)

For more information, contact:
School of Social Work
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, CB 326
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216.687.4570
Email: bsw@csuohio.edu
class.csuohio.edu/socialwork/

For official requirements for a degree in this major, see the Undergraduate Catalog for the academic year in which you were admitted to the University.