Undergraduate Program
The Department of Social Work’s undergraduate program offers
both a major and a minor in social work. The baccalaureate program
at the University of New Hampshire is accredited by the Council
on Social Work Education (CSWE) and must meet rigorous academic
standards to retain this accreditation. Social work majors pursue
a program that encompasses the professional social work foundation
of social welfare policy, social work practice, human behavior in
the social environment, research, and field education. Course content on values and ethics, human rights, human diversity, and social and economic justice is integrated throughout the curriculum.
To enable students to gain direct experience and to integrate classroom
content with the demands of professional social work practice, students
complete an introductory year service learning project as well as a 450-hour
social work internship over two semesters during the senior year.
The senior field placement is a “capstone” experience
in the final year of the baccalaureate program and is arranged between
the student and the field education coordinator. Students are required
to pay a liability insurance fee for their off-campus field education
experience. Click here or more information on field education.
Social work majors earn the B.S. degree with a notation on their
University records, “majored in social work.” This is
equivalent to a B.S.W. degree. Graduates are eligible for practice
in a variety of social work settings throughout the United States
and full membership in the National Association of Social Workers.
In addition, qualified graduates may be eligible for advanced standing
in M.S.W. programs which offer advanced standing.