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Ohio Dominican University

Columbus , Ohio ,United States

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work

Social Work is a profession that helps people cope with environmental demands, strengthen their social relationships and enrich their ways of living.

Building on and integrated with a liberal arts base, the curriculum of the Social Work major is presented from a generalist, ecological perspective that prepares students for entry level professional practice working with individuals, families, groups, agencies and communities. 

The course of study emphasizes assisting students to achieve an understanding of the knowledge and attitudes needed in order that the social worker can interact effectively across social and cultural diversity.

The major includes content in the following five areas: human behavior and the social environment; social welfare policies and services; practice methods; research; and field work.

Intakes

  • Jan
  • Aug

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years of PSW

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

First-time freshman: Please submit original copies of your secondary school transcripts to Ohio Dominican University. Your transcripts should be sent from your school. 

Transfer applicants: If you have taken university* courses previously, please submit your official university transcripts directly to Ohio Dominican University for admission and transfer credit review.

*If your university is outside the United States, you will be required to bring syllabi and course descriptions (in English) for all courses taken to be reviewed by an academic adviser.

Applicants must also submit the results of any standardized examination that they have taken (for example O and A-levels, SSCE, CXC, IB etc.).

To be admitted to Ohio Dominican with a full academic course load, applicants for whom English is not their first language must meet the following requirements.

  • Successful completion of ELS level 109

OR

  • Official TOEFL score of at least 70
  • ODU Institutional TOEFL code is 1131

OR

  • Official IELTS band score of at least 6.0

OR

  • Duolingo English Test

OR

  • SAT ER&W score of at least 500

Other exams may be considered on a case-by-case basis.