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Social Work

The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and may extend degree completion.

NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2022-2023 academic year.

First Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Second Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Third Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: SWRK 425 - SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE I (200 hours in fieldwork) (Social Work with Agencies & Communities is a prereq for this course) (HRS 8)
  • General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
  • General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.75

Notes About the BSW program:

1) Ideally, students should be fully admitted into the program by the end of their second year at Ramapo.  Transfer students should be admitted by preregistration date of their first semester on campus.  Students should be directed early to the Social Work program for admissions requirements.

2) Students must be fully admitted into Social Work program before registering for SWRK 329 Social Work with Communities and Agencies.

3) Students must take SWRK 329 before entering into the Theory & Practice I & II sequence (SWRK 425 & SWRK 426).

4) Theory & Practice I (SWRK 425) is only offered in the fall semester and Theory & Practice II (SWRK 426) is only offered in the Spring semester.  These two courses must be taken consecutively over one academic year.

5) Most MSW programs require students take a course in Social Work Practice with Groups.  We recommend students take this as an elective in the BSW program if they plan to attend a MSW program.