Honours Bachelor of Social Work: Four-Year Program
Students must successfully complete 15.0 credits of required
classes that include all Social Work courses (11.5 credits) plus an additional
3.5 credits of required co-curricular courses. An additional 5.0 credits of courses will be chosen as electives. All courses should be completed as per the
four-year program structure. The Honours Bachelor of Social Work program consists of 20.0 credits, of which not more than 7.0 credits may be at the 100 level.
Required Social Work Courses: (9.5 credits)
SK111, SK121, SK211, SK212, SK221, SK223,
SK311, SK312, SK313, SK314, SK315, SK321, SK322,
SK399‡ (1.5
credits),
SK499‡ (1.5 credits).
Required Additional 400 level SK Courses (2.0 credits or 4 courses)
chosen from the available offerings.
Note: Not all 400 level SK courses will be offered every year or every term.
Required ID courses: (1.5 credits)
ID120, ID302, 0.5 senior ID credit
Required Foundations Courses: (1.0 credit or two courses)
chosen from:
BF190, BF199, BF290 or BF299
CC100, GG102, HR100, HS101, LY100, PS101, SOJE100, WORK100, YC100
- Four-Year BSW Program Structure
- Regulations
- Academic Progression for BSW
- Probation
- Alternate Graduation Option
| Year |
Courses | Credit total |
| Year 1 |
SK111(fall), SK121(winter) ID120 1.0 credit selected from: CC100, GG102, HR100, HS101, LY100, PS101, SOJE100, WORK100, YC100; 1.0 credit selected from: BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299; 1.5 elective credits. |
5.0 credits |
| Year 2 |
SK211, SK212, SK221, SK223; ID302, 0.5 senior ID credit; 2.0 elective credits. |
5.0 credits |
| Year 3 |
SK311 (fall) SK312 (fall) SK313 (fall) SK314 (fall) SK315 (fall) SK321 (winter) SK322 (winter) SK399‡ (winter, 1.5 credits). |
5.0 credits |
| Year 4 |
2.0 additional 400 level SK credits; SK499‡ (fall 1.5 credits); 1.5 elective credits (Students may choose a maximum of a 0.5 elective credit taken from any additional 400 level Social Work courses.) |
5.0 credits |
Majors, Minors and Options: No other majors can be combined with the BSW. Minors and options are permitted.
Progression to Year 2 requires completion of five Year 1 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all Social Work courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Social Work courses. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by August 31.
Progression to Year 3 requires completion of all required and elective credits of Year 2 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all Social Work courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Social Work courses. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by August 31.
Before progression to Field Placement (SK399‡), all required pre-field placement Year 3 Social Work courses: SK313, SK314, SK315 must be completed with a minimum grade of 7.0 in each course.
Progression to Year 4 requires completion of all course credits of Year 3 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all SK courses and a minimum GPA of 5.00 in all non-Social Work courses. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by August 31.
Students must successfully pass SK399‡ - Field Practicum - in order to progress to SK499‡.
Course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 2.0 credits for the duration of the program, including repeats from Year 1.
Normally, graduation requires completion of all required and elective courses with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all SK courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Social Work courses. Students who have not met the course and GPA requirements to graduate must meet the requirements within one calendar year. If they do not do so, they must re-apply to enter the Honours Social Work program. Course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 2.0 credits for the duration of the program, including repeats from Year 1. Refer to Alternate Graduation Option below.
BSW students who fail to achieve the standing necessary for admission to the subsequent year of their program may proceed on academic probation upon recommendation of the Associate Dean and/or the Dean.
BSW students who do not meet Bachelor of Social Work GPA graduation requirements would be eligible to graduate from a Laurier Brantford faculty with a General BA without designation.
