Meredith offers a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). The BSW is a professional degree, the only baccalaureate degree that prepares graduates for entry into professional social work practice and into Master of Social Work programs at the advanced standing level. The undergraduate major in social work is accredited by The Council on Social Work Education.
Consistent with Meredith College’s mission and the Council on Social Work Education’s accreditation requirements for baccalaureate social work education programs, the Meredith College Social Work Program is committed to preparing women to become ethical and competent entry- level generalists social workers. To that end, the program offers learning experiences through which students will acquire the knowledge, values and skills required to enter practice as professional social workers and to continue their education at the graduate level. The program is grounded in the liberal arts, supports excellence in scholarship, and affirms principles of diversity, global citizenship, human rights, and social and economic justice.
Students whose career goals have changed and, therefore, have not completed the required Social Work Practicum and the corresponding Practicum Seminar may, with the permission of the Social Work Program Director and the Director of Practicum Education, be allowed to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services.