About Social Work Major (b.a. In Social Work) [offered Through Honors Tutorial College] in Ohio University
The Honors Tutorial College social work program prepares students to fulfill their potential to positively impact society including the lives of vulnerable people. This Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program offers high achieving and motivated students the chance to explore evidence-based clinical practices and social welfare issues and policies within an interdisciplinary framework.
Students complete eight tutorials between the first semester of the freshman year and the senior year. Under the tutelage of an appropriate professor, students take tutorials to complement and enrich early required courses and to allow students to focus on their academic interests. Then, their junior year, students will begin taking tutorials that lead to a completed thesis under the guidance of professors who have expertise in the students' chosen research area. The director of studies will supervise the process and ensure that the student progresses to completion of a quality thesis that meets departmental and College standards. Thesis topics investigated by our students include: strategies for addressing rural food insecurity, an assessment of child well-being in orphanages in India, outcomes for children who are raised by lesbian parents, and treatment of people who identify as transgender in shelters.
Students complete a 4-year program resulting in a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (B.A.S.W.) from the Honors Tutorial College. The B.A.S.W. degree qualifies students to take Ohio's L.S.W. licensure exam or the equivalent in other states. With this degree, students have the opportunity to be accepted into a one-year Advanced Standing program at any university to earn a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree. The M.S.W. degree qualifies students to take the L.I.S.W. licensure exam in Ohio or the equivalent in other states. These licenses are vital keys to career opportunities in the profession.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Applicants must have passed high school
English language requirements
