Admission
to the Bachelor of Arts with a Social Work Major
Undergraduate students begin the social work major
in their junior year, having completed approximately 60 credits. Students
should plan to declare the major during the spring semester of their sophomore
year. Prospective B.A.S.W. students are notified of approval for the major by the
School of Social Work Office of Admissions.
Qualifications
In order to be approved for the major, students must
have achieved the following:
1.
Admission to the university in either the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New
Brunswick or the Camden College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers
University-Camden;
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A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
Exceptions to the grade-point average requirement may be made on an
individual basis.
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Completion of approximately 60 credits, including the
majority of prerequisites below:
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Basic Psychology
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Introduction to
Sociology
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Human Biology
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Statistics
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Two liberal arts
courses from the following areas (1 each): Anthropology, Art, Communication/speech, Geography, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion, or Theater
For information about admission
to the social work major, call 848-932-7520, or visit BASW.rutgers.edu.
For information about admission to the university, visit the Office of
University Undergraduate Admissions
website
or call 732-445-INFO
(Campus Information Services).
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