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BSSW应用基础

Students who have decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Social Work should select “Undeclared Social Work” (UNSW) as their major when applying to 密歇根州立大学丹佛. After being accepted into the social work program, we will declare your major as Social Work. 的 UNSW major lets us identify 和 support students who are planning on pursuing a degree in social work but are still working on prerequisite 和 general studies requirements.

If you would like to change your major to “Undeclared Social Work” to indicate your plans to complete a degree in social work, please email the Office of Social Work 学生服务 at (电子邮件保护). Make sure to include your student ID number in your email!

Students must apply to the Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW) Program in the Spring semester prior to the Fall semester they intend to start the upper division BSSW Program coursework. Students must have their major changed to Social Work through the application process before registering for any upper division required social work courses. Students may only begin the BSSW Program in the fall semester.

了解更多关于 BSSW Program Options 和 Curriculum. On that page you can also download an advising chart, review prerequisite requirements, 和 learn more about course delivery options.

Course 交付 和 注册选项s

When you apply to the BSSW Program, you will need to indicate your 课程交付方式注册选项 关于应用程序. Below is a brief description of each of these areas, but if you’re unsure what the best fit would be, 皇冠官网网站建议 与顾问会面.

课程交付方式 refer to how you take courses. 有两种选择:

  • 完全在线 – students take all courses online 和 are guaranteed a spot in online sections of all required courses. Note: our online courses are 不 self-paced, 和 many courses will have both synchronous 和 asynchronous requirements.
  • 混合的传统 – students can take courses on campus, online, 和/or in the hybrid format. While we guarantee that there will be a spot for all students in a section of all required courses, we can不 guarantee that you will get a spot in your first choice of section.

Whether you are fully online or mixed traditional, chances are you will take one or more online or hybrid courses during your time in the BSSW Program. You can read more about what to expect in online 和 hybrid courses on our course delivery information page.

注册选项 refers to if you are following the full-time or part-time plan for the upper division social work courses:

  • 全职 – you will take 12 to 15 credits of upper division social work courses each semester (4 to 5 courses), 和 can complete the upper division coursework in two academic years.
  • 兼职 – you will take 6 to 9 credits of upper division social work courses each semester (2 to 3 courses), 和 can complete the upper division coursework in three academic years.

BSSW Program 申请过程

的 application to apply for a Fall 2024 start is open from February 29, 2024年至4月21日, 2024 at 11:59 PM (Mountain Time). If you have any questions about the BSSW Program application, please email (电子邮件保护). Late materials may be accepted, please 电子邮件皇冠官网网站 如果你需要延期.

All students who wish to apply for the BSSW Program must complete 和 submit an application. All application materials must be submitted at the same time, 和 your application can不 be submitted as incomplete. As the applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that all items are complete.

你会  be able to register for Fall 2024 upper division social work courses until your application has been processed 和 your major changed to social work. Applications are processed 和 reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, therefore we highly encourage submitting your application as soon as you are able. 以下人士提交的申请: Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM will be processed 和 your major changed prior to the start of fall registration at the end of March. Applications received after that date may cause you a delay in registering for upper division social work courses.

的 application does 不 need to be completed in one sitting. 你会 create an account when applying that allows you to save 和 re-open your application.

Click the button below to access the online application or visit http://smr.to/p95702.

个人陈述 Instructions

的re are four personal statements prompts you’ll need to respond to in the application. Each answer should be 200-250 words maximum. 的 purpose of personal statements is to assess your dedication 和 underst和ing of the social work profession, 道德, 和价值观, 和 that you can communicate clearly 和 effectively in writing.

We recommend drafting your responses in Word 和n pasting your responses into the text boxes in the application once they are ready. Sometimes formatting can get a little odd when pasting into the text boxes in the application – if you run into this issue, pasting with Ctrl + Shift + V is one way to paste from Word without formatting, 和n you can use the formatting tools in the essay box.

Remember to keep your responses brief but thorough (there are word limits), 和 don’t hesitate to reach out to the Writing Center if you need any assistance along the way. 的y’re here to support you at every stage of your writing process, ensuring your essays shine brightly! To schedule an appointment, please visit the Writing Center website.

的 personal statement prompts are:

  • Beyond your desire to help others, why have you selected social work as a major 和 profession over a不her helping profession or field? Please include any relevant work, 志愿者, or life experience that contributes to your choice of social work.
  • Social Work is a value-based profession with 社会正义 和 Inherent Dignity 和 Worth of the Person 作为它的两个 核心价值观. Illustrate your underst和ing of social work by sharing how your values 和 lived experience support the social work values of 社会正义 (i.e., equity, liberation, power/privilege, 压迫, etc.)及 Inherent Dignity 和 Worth of the Person.
  • Describe a recent occasion when you experienced conflict in your life. This can be a conflict with a不her person or perhaps when you have had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged. What do you think you h和led well in this situation? What do you wish you had done differently? What did you learn about yourself?
  • 在社会工作项目中, each three-credit course you take requires at least six hours of out-of-class work per week. Social work classes will examine emotionally challenging topics such as suicide assessment, 压迫, 虐待儿童, 忽视, 和悲伤 & 损失. Course content will require ongoing critical self-reflection. 另外, the BSSW Program requires 400+ hours of agency-based work across the upper division coursework. Please share how will you manage the rigorous dem和s of the BSSW Program 和 take care of yourself on this journey.