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Social Work Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

Grade Requirements: Social Work classes and support classes with a grade <C are not acceptable for graduation.

Required Courses
SOWK 273INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK5
SOWK 378HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LIFESPAN4
SOWK 381DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SOCIAL WORK4
SOWK 459SURVEY OF MICROSYSTEMIC PRACTICE THEORIES4
SOWK 464SOCIAL WORK CASE MANAGEMENT4
SOWK 467INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY4
SOWK 468SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH4
SOWK 469DATA ANALYSIS FOR SOCIAL WORK4
SOWK 470SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS4
SOWK 473SOCIAL WORK IN ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT4
SOWK 476SOCIAL WORK ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT4
SOWK 477SOCIAL WORK WITH COMMUNITIES4
SOWK 479SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS4
SOWK 480FIELD PREPARATION1
SOWK 482PRACTICUM/SEMINAR (1-6 variable credit course–must be repeated three times)15
Required BASW Elective - choose any 300 or 400 level SOWK, DSST, CDST or ADST course3
Required Capstone
SOWK 490SOCIAL WORK SENIOR CAPSTONE4
Total Credits76

Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015MATH 1075ENGL 2015
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Social Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215
Natural Science BACR 115Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Social Science BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Natural Science BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15Global Studies - graduation requirement15
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SOWK 2735SOWK 3784SOWK 4594
SOWK 3814SOWK 4674SOWK 4734
SOWK 4684SOWK 4694SOWK 4764
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective4Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5SOWK 4801
 17 17 13
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SOWK 4644SOWK 4794SOWK 4774
SOWK 4704SOWK 4825SOWK 4825
SOWK 4825Social Work Elective23SOWK 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
 Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5 
 13 17 13
Total Credits 180
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required BASW Elective - choose any 300 or 400 level SOWK, DSST, CDST, or ADST course.

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB

General Education Requirements (GER)
  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences

University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List

Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Social Work from EWU should be able to: 
  • demonstrate ethical and professional behavior;
  • engage diversity and difference in practice;
  • advance human rights and social, economic and environmental justice;
  • engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice;
  • engage in policy practice;
  • engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities;
  • assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities;
  • intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities;
  • evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.


    (Council on Social Work Education, 2015)