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Degree Requirements

The BSW degree is comprised of 120 credit hours

30 credit hours:

These are the basic academic pre-requisite for all applicants to the program. These are called Admission Credits.

60 credit hours:

These are the credits that all students are required to complete within the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ BSW Program. These are called Social Work Credits.

30 credit hours:

These are General Social Sciences Credits taken outside the BSW program:

1. Some students have more than the 30 Admission Credits at a B- minimum average before beginning the BSW program. These General Social Sciences Credits are assessed for eligibility at the time of acceptance to the program from the last 60 credit hours completed. These are called Admission Transfer Credits. They may have been completed at 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ or another university. Please see the Admission Transfer Credit Policy below for requirements.
   
   
2. Some students undertake the additional 30 General Social Sciences Credits during the BSW degree. These are not admission transfer credits. These may be taken at 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ or another university and must be assessed as at or above the 2000 level by 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ. Please review the academic regulations regarding Letter of Permission in the Academic Calendar.
   

Admission Transfer Credit Policy

Suitable undergraduate university credits that have been completed with a minimum grade of 2.7 (or B-) are eligible for transfer credit consideration. Community College credits, diploma, certificate work and university graduate level courses are not eligible for consideration. The following guides the assignment of transfer credit:

1. Applicants who are admitted with the minimum academic requirement of 30 credit hours are not eligible to receive Admission Transfer Credits.
   
   
2. For those who have more than the minimum noted in #1, a maximum of 30 General Social Sciences credit hours that are complete at the time of application may be eligible for Admission Transfer Credit consideration.
   
   
3. Potential admission transfer credits are assessed for accepted students and only on the last 60 credit hours completed.
   
   
4. Those 60 credit hours must have been completed within 15 years of the BSW program start date.
   
   
5. Regardless of transfer credit eligibility, all students must complete at least 60 credit hours offered by the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ SSW to complete the BSW degree.
   
   
6. The only exception to the above will be students transferring from other BSW university programs. These students will be governed under the Faculty of Health Policy regarding transfer students. To obtain a BSW degree from 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ, at least half the credits must be taken at 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ. Transfer credit is assigned as fairly and appropriately as possible, although some loss of credit usually occurs.
   

Transfer credit assessment is completed after the admission process, and only for successful applicants. Transfer credit is assessed on an individual basis at the School of Social Work.

Required Courses

• SLWK 3000.03: Introduction to Community Organizing and Advocacy 
• SLWK 3101.03: History of Canadian Social Work
• SLWK 3102.03: Advancing Social Justice
• SLWK 3103.03: Theory into Practice I
• SLWK 3104.03: Africentric Perspectives in Social Work
• SLWK 3105.03: 2SLGBQTIA+ Communities of Resilience
• SLWK 3106.03: Mental Health, Substance Use & Behavioural Addictions
• SLWK 3107.03: (dis)Ability Justice
• SLWK 3108.03: Preparing for Field Practicum
• SLWK 3109.03: Indigenizing and Decolonizing Social Work
• SLWK 4101.03: Social Work Research I
• SLWK 4102.03: Social Work Research II
• SLWK 4103.03: Theory into Practice II
• SLWK 4104.03: Perspectives on Social Welfare Policy
• SLWK 4105.03: Child,Youth, and Family Well-Being
• SLWK 4034.045: Field Practicum and Seminar (part time option)
• SLWK 4035.045: Field Practicum and Seminar (part time option)
• SLWK 4033.09: Field Practicum and Seminar (full time block option)
• Social Work Elective
• Social Work Elective

Students are also required to maintain enrolment in (see calendar section on Health Professions, Interprofessional Health Education) for the duration of their studies.  Successful completion of this course is a requirement for graduation.