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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog > Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Humanities and Social Sciences > Sociology, Social Work and Criminology Department > Social Work

Social Work

Program Competencies

The purpose of the Social Work Program competencies are to guide student development as beginning professional social workers in generalist practice, from knowledge acquisition, comprehension and application of knowledge, to analysis, synthesis and evaluation of generalist social work practice.

Students will:

1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct one's self accordingly.
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgment.
4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.
5. Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
6. Engage in research informed practice and practice informed research.
7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
8. Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
9. Respond to contexts that shape practice.
10. Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

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Admission Requirements and Procedures

The BSW Program has a selective admission procedure.

1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU through the University's Office of Enrollment Services.
2. Declare social work as an area.
   1. Meet with assigned faculty advisor.
   2. Apply for admission prior to taking SWK 325 - Social Work Generalist Perspective
   3. Obtain and complete application and complete the online Interest Profiler. File the application, an unofficial transcript, a copy of current program evaluation, the Interest Profiler results, and personal statement with advisor one week prior to interview with the faculty advisor.
3. The program director, in collaboration with program faculty, will determine and announce each semester's schedule for students to apply for admission. The program director will schedule faculty conferences on individual student evaluations as needed as described in paragraph 4.
4. The student's advisor will meet with the candidate after reviewing all of the material presented by the student and any recommendations made by other faculty. If all is in order, the faculty member will forward applications to the Admission Committee for selection. If there are any exceptions to the standard criteria, the Admission Committee will make one of four determinations:
   1. Approved - all admission criteria have been met and the faculty believes the student has demonstrated the values of social work.
   2. Conditional approval (probation) - one or more of the admission criteria has not been met but the faculty believe that the student can complete the deficiencies within a specified time frame.
   3. Pending - student does not meet admission criteria but will be reconsidered once all criteria are met.
   4. Denied - student does not meet admission criteria.
5. Students must meet requirements for Kentucky Board of Social Work Licensing.

Admission Criteria

Applicants to the BSW Program Advanced Standing are selected based upon the following criteria:

1. Completion of 60 credit hours of the required pre-social work courses as listed on the curriculum map;
2. Completion of or enrollment in SWK 210 — Orientation to Social Work, SWK 230 — Social Welfare History and Ethics; and
3. Achievement of an overall and Social Work GPA of 2.5 and grade of "C" or above in all Social Work Core courses.