Bachelor of Arts in Social Work

The bachelor’s degree program prepares students to enter supervised professional social work practice andor pursue admission to a range of graduate study programs and professional schools. This includes graduate study in social work leading to a master’s in social work.The bachelor’s degree program in social work is a sequenced program that requires four consecutive semesters to complete. All prerequisites must be completed prior to entry into the social work program. A cohort of social work students begins the program in the fall semester of an academic year. No social work students are permitted to begin the program in the spring semester. Students majoring in social work must complete the following prerequisites, including successful applicationadmission, before being permitted to enroll in restricted and sequenced 100-level social work courses. Students who begin at Fresno State as freshman will enter the major after demonstrating competence and fit through success in the pre-health major.