About our BSSW Program
The Ohio State University Bachelor of Science in Social Work Program prepares students for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. We develop leaders in social work whose practice promotes professional values and ethics and demonstrates commitment to difference and diversity. Our graduates will employ evidence-informed practice, advocate for and empower vulnerable populations, and advance social, economic, environmental, and political justice.
This program is designed to be completed in 4 years on a full-time or part-time basis for a total of 120 hours of coursework. Regional campus students will receive the same comprehensive social work education that they would receive on the Columbus campus.
Courses on regional campuses are taught by both faculty within the College of Social Work and regional campus faculty and offer a blend of distance learning technologies with traditional classroom instruction. Admission requirements to the social work major on regional campuses are the same as for the social work degree offered on the Columbus campus. As a pre-major student, you can begin in any semester and will complete a wide range of courses that are offered across the university (General Education Curriculum) prior to application to the College for the BSSW program. Students apply to be accepted into the BSSW program in the fall of their sophomore year. Then, as a major student, you will complete our social work major courses, including a senior year field placement.