PRE-SOCIAL WORK MAJOR
Students interested in the social work degree should begin as pre-social work majors, typically during their freshman and sophomore years. The pre-social work major emphasizes completion of student General Education Requirements, which all Eastern students must complete regardless of major, and social work liberal arts foundation and professional foundation courses which provide background for the courses which comprise the core of the social work major.

TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students planning to enter Eastern's social work program from other institutions should attempt to select courses applicable to the liberal arts foundation and GER courses described below. Transfer students should be aware that course equivalency credit cannot be given for Junior and Senior level social work practice or field work courses (SWK 300, 320, 350, 420, 450, and 475) unless taken in a CSWE accredited social work program. Credit earned in such courses typically is accepted by Eastern toward the 120 credits required for a bachelor's degree but may not be substituted for social work program requirements. The social work program does not grant social work course credit for life experience or previous work experience.

PART-TIME STUDENTS
Students wishing to complete the BSW degree on a part-time basis through Eastern’s School of Continuing Education should meet with the Social Work Program Coordinator to plan an individual course of study. Such students should be aware that the field work courses must be taken with their accompanying practice courses (SWK 320 with SWK 350, and SWK 420 with SWK 450) during consecutive fall and spring semesters.