ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT AND PLANNING
Advising
School of Social Work advisors are committed to assisting students in the area of
academic planning. In planning their schedules all students should carefully follow
the instructions in the Catalog and recommendations of their advisor, and should print a degree audit from the web.
In the event of a discrepancy between an advisor’s word and the Catalog, final interpretation of graduation requirements rests with the Records and Advisement
Office. An effective tool to use in registering is your Timeline in Student Planning.
This is also where you can look at your official Degree Audit.
Planning
All students at Southern are required to complete 124 credit hours, including general
education, social work, and cognate courses, in order to earn a bachelors degree.
The last two years of the BSW degree follow a sequence of upper division social work
courses, and must be taken in the order listed in the sample course schedule provided
below. For more information on the undergraduate social work programs, please contact
the BSW Program Director at bsw@southern.edu.
Though a minor is not needed with a BSW, here are common minors Social Work majors
have chosen:
- Behavioral Science
- International Relations
- Missions
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Youth Ministries
Overview of Academic Journey
All students are highly encouraged to meet with their advisor and review their degree audit regularly.
Pre-Program
Program
The BSW program phase focuses on completing advanced social work coursework
For more information about the BSW program application process, please visit our BSW Program Application page.
For more information on graduation requirments, please visit our Graduation Passport.