The baccalaureate social work program of Southern Connecticut State University is a 42 credit program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work. One of five accredited undergraduate social work programs in Connecticut, it is designed to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice and/or for graduate social work education in an accredited school of social work throughout the United States. Based on a liberal arts foundation, the program provides for a basic knowledge of the social welfare system and the essential knowledge and skills required for beginning social work practice.