If you enjoy working with people, helping others have more successful lives, and striving to improve the communities in which we live, social work may be the career choice for you. Special evening courses are being offered at Bluffton to address the needs of professionals with a two year degree and those with a bachelor's degree who desire a new career path.
Evening social work course offerings
- Attend classes one evening per week from 5:30–10:30 p.m.
- Complete your bachelor’s degree in as little as three years
Social work courses have been offered at Bluffton University for more than 50 years. The social work program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1982. Our curriculum is based on a competency model that ensures the students have the necessary knowledge and skills by the time they complete their internship in their senior year. Area agencies recognize that we have been preparing competent social workers for the region for many years.
Social workers are employed in most human services settings, including:
- Services to families and children
- Juvenile services
- Mental health services
- Corrections
- School social work
- Hospital social work
- Nursing homes and other programs for the elderly
- Services for the developmentally disabled
- Substance abuse programs
For more information please contact Ted Bible, director of the office of adult & graduate education at
419-358-3304 or biblet@bluffton.edu
Admission requirements
- Have at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of transferable college credit
- Successful completion of: Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Social Work and Introduction to Psychology
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
