Social Work

Degree Requirements and Curriculum

Requirements

Colorado State University teaches a nationally recognized advanced generalist curriculum. The first year of this three-year program consists of foundation courses that follow the core areas of social work practice, human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy and services, social science research, and a field placement in a human service agency. Other required content includes social work values and ethics, populations at risk, diversity, and social and economic justice.

During the second year, the concentration courses build on the foundation courses to include advanced content on individual practice, group and family practice, community practice, organizational practice, social welfare policy, and organizational research. The concentration year includes a 720-hour field placement, which will be secured for you in the community in which you reside.

Regular

The regular program is for anyone interested in social work who does not have a bachelor's degree in social work.

• For students who have earned a 4-year undergraduate degree and are currently employed in the human services areas or are career changers.
• Three-year, part-time program.
• 62 credits over nine semesters.

View the admission and application information for detailed admission requirements.

Curriculum

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

The Learning Experience

80% of the instruction is received face-to-face and is classroom-based with the other 20% delivered using distance methods. Classes meet one weekend per month, four weekends per semester. The first weekend of the semester is typically held in Fort Collins. The subsequent three weekends are held in Thornton for the Thornton cohort or Colorado Springs for the Colorado Springs cohort. There are three semesters of coursework each year.

Learn from faculty who are committed to educational and professional excellence and who work in a collaborative and collegial relationship with students. Our diverse faculty has extensive social work experience in child welfare, mental health, disabilities, social policy, human service administration, community and organizational change, populations at risk, and research.