SOCIAL WORK
Fact Sheet
Highlights
Master’s of Social Work (MSW) Program
• SJSU’s BASW and MSW programs are accredited by the
Council of Social Work Education (CSWE).
The MSW program provides a generalist social work curriculum for
advanced multi-systems practice in the field.
• Approximately 350 students in the MSW Program
• Three (3) Fields of Practice
• Aging
• Children, Youth, and Families
• Health / Mental Health
• Full-time and 3-year programs are offered
• The School of Social Work is committed to using and
promoting a transcultural perspective. This transcultural
perspective informs the curriculum and promotes advocating
for social justice, honoring the strengths of diverse cultures,
and enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities.
Bachelors of Social Work (BASW) Program
The BASW program offers a major that provides a generalist
social work curriculum for beginning practice in the field.
Foundation social work courses meet the primary program goal
of preparing students with the knowledge, skills, and values
necessary for beginning social work practice. In addition to the
core social work curriculum, electives are offered to expand
interest in various areas such as child welfare, family welfare,
alcoholism and the family, and social work with the aging.
• Approximately 150 students in the BASW Program
• Minor in Social Work also offered (18 units). Currently
suspended until further notice.
• The BASW program is currently under impaction status. See
the School of Social Work website for current Admission
Criteria under Impaction.
Key BASW and MSW Curriculum Components
• Human Behavior and the Social Environment
• Social Work Practice
• Social Work Policy
• Social Work Research
• Internship and Field Education
Special Components Within the MSW Program
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Mental Health Stipend Program
Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipend Program
Spanish Language Proficiency Certificate
Gerontology Program Certificate
Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC)
Eligibility to accrue post-MSW licensure hours
SOCIAL WORK
Potential Work Settings
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Family service agencies
Children and youth services
Juvenile justice agencies
Elementary and/or secondary schools
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Ethnic oriented service agencies
Substance abuse programs
Domestic violence programs
Homeless shelters
Mental health services
Aging services
Nursing homes
Hospitals
Hospices
Home care agencies
Mental retardation/developmental disabilities services
Vocational rehabilitation services
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Public health agencies
Community action agencies
Child and adult day care centers
Local, state and national government offices
Fact Sheet
What Kind of Social Work Professionals
Do We Develop?
• Culturally competent professionals
• Focus on serving Latinos (historically), and other minority
groups, and those communities, groups, families, and
individuals who are disenfranchised, oppressed, and/or
marginalized
• Enhance the well-being of individuals and their
communities, to build upon the strengths of diverse
cultures, and to advocate for social justice
Student Resources
Clubs and Organizations:
• Undergraduate Social Work Association (USWA)
• Social Work Graduate Student Association (SWGSA)
• National Association of Social Workers
http://www.socialworkers.org/
• NASW – California Chapter
http://naswca.org
Scholarships
$ Dorothy A. Miller Scholarship
$ Helen S. Hansen Scholarship
$ Helen Walsh Solderstrom Scholarship
$ Deborah Ann Gregg Memorial Scholarship
SJSU Web Links
SJSU Home page: http://www.sjsu.edu/
Applying online: http://www.csumentor.edu/
Aid and Scholarship: http://www.sjsu.edu/faso
Housing: http://housing.sjsu.edu/
Request Information about SJSU: http://info.sjsu.edu/home/info.html
Schedule of Classes: http://info.sjsu.edu/home/schedules.html
SJSU Catalog: http://info.sjsu.edu/home/catalog.html
Testing and Evaluation: https://testing.sjsu.edu/
Academic Unit:
School of Social Work
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0124
Office is located in WSQ 215
Phone: 408-924-5800
Fax: 408-924-5892
Web: www.sjsu.edu/socialwork
San José State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, disabled veteran’s or Vietnam
veteran’s status. This policy applies to all SJSU student, faculty, and staff programs and activities.
Contacts:
Acting Director:
Dr. Peter Allen Lee
408-924-5850
peter.a.lee@sjsu.edu
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Dr. Emily Bruce
408-924-5810
emily.bruce@sjsu.edu
Graduate Coordinator:
Dr. Ed Cohen
408-924-5824
edward.cohen@sjsu.edu
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0124