BSW in Social Work

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

• Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C /7
• Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C /7
• Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B-/8

English Requirements Certificate

• GCSE/IGCSE
• AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
• EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
• ID (2 Terms) NA
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

• AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
• EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
• ID (2 Terms) 6.5
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
• Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

• AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
• EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
• ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

• AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
• EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
• ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Uganda

• Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 2 Principal Passing grades of D or higher and at least 1 subsidiary pass in a college preparatory subject. In addition, Uganda Certificate of Education with a C (7) average or higher or General Certificate of Education Level (O Level) Examination Certificate with 5
• academic subjects passed is required.
• Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C7
• Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C7
• Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B5

English Requirements Certificate

• GCSE/IGCSE
• AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
• EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
• ID (2 Terms) NA
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

• AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
• EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
• ID (2 Terms) 6.5
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
• Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

• AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
• EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
• ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

• AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
• EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
• ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Tanzania

Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)

• Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms E/5
• Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms E/5
• Undergraduate ID 2 Terms D/4

English Requirements Certificate

• GCSE/IGCSE
• AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
• EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
• ID (2 Terms) NA
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

• AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
• EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
• ID (2 Terms) 6.5
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
• Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

• AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
• EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
• ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

• AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
• EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
• ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

(BTEC) Extended Diploma (Level 3)

• Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms 80 UCAS Points or MMP Grade
• Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms 80 UCAS Points or MMP Grade
• Undergraduate ID 2 Terms 96 UCAS Points or MMM Grade

English Requirements Certificate

• GCSE/IGCSE
• AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
• EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
• ID (2 Terms) NA
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

• AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
• EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
• ID (2 Terms) 6.5
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
• Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

• AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
• EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
• ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

• AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
• EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
• ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

United Kingdom

• See GCE criteria
• Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms GCE
• Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms GCE
• Undergraduate ID 2 Terms GCE
• Bachelor’s degree (Pass or Honours earned after 3 or 4 years); Bachelor of (Architecture, Dental Surgery, Medicine); Master of Pharmacy (I and II); BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Technology or Technological Engineering or Arts and Design
• Undergraduate PS AAP 2 Terms 45
• Undergraduate PS EAP 3 Terms 45
• Undergraduate PS ID 2 Terms 55

English Requirements Certificate

• GCSE/IGCSE
• AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
• EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
• ID (2 Terms) NA
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
• Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

• AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
• EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
• ID (2 Terms) 6.5
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
• Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

• AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
• EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
• ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

• AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
• EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
• ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
• Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Social Work, B.S.W.

NY State Program Code: 04171

HEGIS Code: 2104.00

CIP Code: 44.0701
 

• The undergraduate social work program leads to a Bachelor of Social Work degree (B.S.W.), preparing students for generalist social work practice in the complex and varied social welfare and human services fields. Grounded in a rich and vigorous education in the liberal arts and sciences, the curriculum provides graduates with the professional knowledge, values, and skills needed to begin careers in social work. The curriculum emphasizes a generalist orientation, enabling graduates to practice their profession in a variety of areas. It also serves as preparation for master’s degree education for those graduates who wish to specialize further.
• Though freshmen and sophomores may declare social work as their major, the social work program actually begins in the junior year, building on General Education and additional distribution requirements in the arts and sciences. Freshmen and sophomores considering the social work major are invited to discuss their career objectives with the director of the undergraduate program. All students considering the major are welcome to participate in the ongoing activities of the Undergraduate Social Welfare Council. In addition to special projects, speakers, and social events, a peer support program is conducted by students and faculty. In the spring semester of the sophomore year, with the advice of the program director and faculty adviser, students apply to and are considered for admission to the social work major.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A. 

Note:

Courses are 3 credits unless notes otherwise.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)

• Required Overall GPA: 2.5
• Required GPA in Social Work: 2.75
• Credits Required for Major: 68
• Credits Required to Graduate: 120
• Students may declare social work as their major as freshmen or when transferring from another college. A formal application process for admission to the major is required of all students and must be processed by the undergraduate social work program located in the School of Social Work. Students enrolled in the University must apply in their sophomore year. Transfer students must first apply for admission to the University. Courses in the social work curriculum are generally taken beginning in the junior year and are one part of a cluster of required courses leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree.
• To earn a B.S.W., students are required to complete 120 credits. Thirty-five credits are in the University’s General Education requirements; 47 in social welfare; 21 in liberal arts distribution requirements; and 17 in electives, which may be earned from liberal arts or social work courses. No social work course or liberal arts prerequisite credit is granted for life experience or previous work experience. Students with an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree from an accredited U.S. institution are exempt from the University’s General Education requirements. Other students, including those with an A.A.S. degree, must meet General Education requirements, transfer credits and courses taken at Adelphi. Admissions counselors can provide prospective students with additional details.
• There is also a Field Instruction component to all Adelphi Social Work programs. Please read the section Field Instruction or go to socialwork.adelphi.edu/field for more information.
• SWK (0404) 305 - Case Management Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 306 - Introduction to Social Services for Children Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 332 - BSW Practice I: The Process of Generalist Social Work Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 330 - Field Instruction I Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 331 - Field Instruction II Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 333 - BSW Practice II: Intervention in Generalist SW Practice Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 432 - BSW Practice III: Contexts and Generalist Social Work Practice Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 433 - SW Capstone: Applying Strategies to Develop Solutions to Social Issues Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 435 - Let’s Talk About Sex: Human Sexuality & Social Work Practice Credits: 1.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 490 - Field Instruction I I I Credits: 4.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 491 - Field Instruction IV Credits: 4.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 500 - Issues in Social Welfare I: History and Philosophy of Social Welfare Credits: 3.00SWK (0404) 501 - Issues in Social Welfare II: Inequality,Inequity and Social Justice Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 510 - Human Behavior Theory For SWK Practice I Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 511 - Human Behavior Theory For Social Work Practice II Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 542 - Oppression, Diversity, and the Struggle for Human Rights Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 557 - Social Work Research I Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 245 - The Science Of Social Issues Credits: 3.00hrs
• SWK (0404) 241 - Quantitative Literacy for the Applied Social Sciences Credits: 3.00hrs
• BIO (0105) 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4.00hrs
• MTH (0144) 113 - Survey of Statistics Credits: 3.00hrs
• MTH (0144) 114 - Statistics for Natural Sciences Credits: 3.00hrs
• PIA (0501) 137 - Psychological Statistics Credits: 4.00hrs
• SOC (0170) 100 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3.00hrs
• PIA (0501) 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3.00hrs

• Academic Accelerator Cost per Semester
• Fall 2021 $21,104.7 
• Spring 2022 $21,104.7
• Summer 2022 $21,104.7 
• Housing Option Description Cost Per Semester 
• Option A: On Campus Double (with AC) 
• Option A offers on-campus dorm room shared between two undergraduate students and a common bathroom in hallway.
• Fall 2021 $6,295 
• Spring 2022 $6,295 
• Summer 2022 $5,531 
• Option B: On Campus Large Triple (with AC) 
• Option B offers an on-campus suite-style room shared among three undergraduate students. 
• Shared bathroom is en suite. 
• Fall 2021 $6,710 
• Spring 2022 $6,710
• Summer 2022 $5,531 
• Option C: On Campus Regular Triple (with AC) 
• Option C offers an on-campus dorm room shared among three undergraduate students, with an ensuite bathroom. 
• Fall 2021 $6,490 
• Spring 2022 $6,490 
• Summer 2022 $5,531 
• Option D: On Campus Double (No AC) 
• Option D offers an on-campus dorm room shared between two undergraduate students, with a common bathroom in the hallway.
• Fall 2021 $5,705 
• Spring 2022 $5,705
• Summer 2022 $5,531 
• Option E: On Campus Converted Triple (No AC) 
• Option E offers an on-campus dorm room shared among three undergraduate students, with a common bathroom in the hallway. 
• Fall 2021 $4,725 
• Spring 2022 $4,725 
• Summer 2022 $5,772 
• Meal Plan Details Cost Per Semester Panther Lifestyle Plan 200 meals per semester (~12 meals per week) at "all you can eat" dining hall, plus $200 Panther Dollars at food trucks, markets, cafés, and more. Includes free Sunday brunch in Post Hall. 
• Fall 2021 $2,365 
• Spring 2022 $2,365 Summer 2022 $700