College of Human Ecology

School of Social Work

Glenn Stone, Director, School of Social Work, 207 Rivers Building
Shelia Grant Bunch, Bachelor of Social Work Program Coordinator, 223 Rivers Building
Brenda J. Eastman, Master of Social Work Program Coordinator, 218 Rivers Building

The School of Social Work offers the bachelor of social work and the master of social work degrees. (See also graduate catalog.)

The undergraduate major in social work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The principal educational objective of the major in social work is to prepare students for beginning professional generalist social work practice.

All majors have a field education internship of 12 s.h. in one semester in an approved agency. Agencies serving as field placements include North Carolina county departments of social services, local mental health centers, state hospitals for the emotionally disturbed, centers for the mentally retarded, developmental evaluation clinics, remedial education activity programs, alcoholic rehabilitation centers, public schools, general hospitals, and care facilities. Each student is required to make application for the field education internship one semesters before the semester in the field.

Admission to the BSW program is made during the fall semester. Students should submit an application to the program during the spring and summer. A student is eligible to apply for admission to the BSW degree program when the following required conditions are met: completion of a minimum of 32 s.h.; an overall 2.5 GPA; and completion of SOCW 1010, 2010 with a 2.5 GPA in these courses. Students who plan to transfer from a junior or community college are encouraged to take a four-year college preparatory curriculum that includes human biology. The social work program will not accept for required major credit upper-level courses (numbered 3000 and 4000 at East Carolina University) taken at a junior or community college. The BSW program chairperson will determine the applicability of upper-level courses taken at senior colleges in meeting the BSW degree requirements. Additional information on the undergraduate social work program and application for admission may be obtained from the School of Social Work, 207 Rivers Building.

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Social work majors must pass all required social work courses with a minimum grade of C. Minimum degree requirement is 124 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Foundations curriculum requirements (See Section 4, Foundations Curriculum Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degree Programs), including those listed below - 42 s.h.

   BIOL 1050, 1051. General Biology and Laboratory (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC)

   BIOL 1060. Environmental Biology (4) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC)

   ECON 2113. Principles of Microeconomics (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)

   MATH 1065. College Algebra (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:MA) (P: Appropriate score on mathematics placement test) or equivalent

   POLS 1010. National Government (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)

   PSYC 1000. Introductory Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)

   SOCI 2110. Introduction to Sociology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)

2. Core - 51 s.h.

   SOCW 1010. Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work (3)

   SOCW 2010. Introduction to Social Work Practice with Special Populations (3)

   SOCW 3101. Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3) (C: SOCW 3201, 3301 for SOCW majors)

   SOCW 3201. Social Work Practice I (3) (P: SOCW majors only, C: SOCW 3101, 3301)

   SOCW 3202. Social Work Practice II (3) (P: SOCW 3201, C: SOCW 3302, 3401)

   SOCW 3301. Social Work Policy I (3) (P: SOCW 2010, consent of instructor or program coordinator, C: SOCW 3101, 3201)

   SOCW 3302. Social Work Policy II (3) (P: SOCW major or consent of instructor or program coordinator, C: SOCW 3202, 3401)

   SOCW 3401. Social Work Research and Statistics (3) (WI) (P: SOCW major or consent of instructor or program coordinator, C: SOCW 3202, 3302)

   SOCW 4102. Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3) (P: SOCW 3101; C: SOCW 4203, 4303)

   SOCW 4203. Social Work Practice III (3) (P: SOCW 3202; C: SOCW 4102, 4303)

   SOCW 4303. Social Work Policy III (3) (WI) (P: SOCW 3301, 3302; C: SOCW 4102, 4203)

   SOCW 4990. Field Education and Seminar (12) (F,S) (P: SOCW major with a minimum 2.5 GPA; approval of the field education office; completion of all required SOCW courses)

   Choose 6 s.h. SOCW electives

3. Cognates - 15 s.h.

   Choose one from:

   HIST 1051. American History Since 1877 (3) (WI*) (F,S) (FC:SO)

   HIST 3031. Economic History of the United States Since 1865 (3) (FC:SO)

   HIST 3240. The Age of Franklin Roosevelt, 1919-1945 (3) (WI*) (FC:SO)

   HIST 3245. The United States Since 1945 (3) (WI*) (FC:SO)

   Choose one from:

   PSYC 3300. Psychology of Personality (3) (F,S) (FC:SO)

   PSYC 4375. Abnormal Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO) (P: PSYC 1000 or 1060)

   Choose one from:

   PSYC 2201. Psychology of Childhood (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO) (P: PSYC 1000 or 1060 or equivalent)

   PSYC 3206. Developmental Psychology (3) (WI*) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO) (P: PSYC 1000 or 1060)

   Choose two from:

   SOCI 2111. Modern Social Problems (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO) (P: SOCI 2110)

   SOCI 3289. Community Organization (3) (S) (FC:SO) (P: SOCI 2110)

   SOCI 4347. Social Inequality (3) (S) (FC:SO) (P: SOCI 2110)

   SOCI 4350. Social Change (3) (FC:SO) (P: SOCI 2110)

4. General electives: Students will be encouraged to choose electives which will strengthen their total program.

Additional Opportunities

The social work major deciding to seek certification as a school social worker must be accepted into the upper division of teacher education. This should be done during the sophomore year and prior to or at the point the student is accepted as a social work major. The College of Education and the School of Social Work will maintain a record to help track the student’s completion of certification requirements. Upon completion of appropriate social work courses and education courses, the School of Social Work and the College of Education will recommend certification to the State Department of Public Instruction.