Bachelor Degree Options
Students may also pursue a bachelor's degree in two areas:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW)
The State of Texas created the Associate of Arts - Field of Study in Social Work for students who begin their education at a two-year college and then transfer to a four-year public university in Texas. This transfer degree includes all of the general education/core courses as well as the required Social Work courses. Students who are accepted at a four-year public university in Texas can then complete their last two years taking their upper-level Social Work classes to earn their BSW. Students have the choice of earning their BSW by taking all of their classes in-person or online.
Tarleton State University offers an opportunity for McLennan students to earn their Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) degree in Waco. Courses are taught on the McLennan campus. Students wanting to pursue this degree receive academic advising through the Mental Health/Social Work Department at McLennan before transferring to Tarleton.
Tarleton also offers the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science in Social Work (BAASSW). This degree plan differs slightly from the traditional BSW in that up to 27 credit hours of MCC Mental Health courses will count toward graduation. This option can be helpful for MCC students who have already completed one of the three AAS degrees offered in the Mental Health/Social Work Department. Your Mental Health/Social Work advisor can help you look at these options.
Other BSW Options
Students may also transfer to other public universities in Texas who offer the Bachelor in Social Work. The Mental Health/Social Work Department has transfer agreements with the Social Work Programs at Angelo State University and the University of Texas at Arlington. These agreements allow students to transfer specific MCC Mental Health courses to their BSW degree plan. These two programs also offer a fully online degree plan. Your Mental Health/Social Work advisor can help you look at these options.
If you plan to get your bachelor's degree in the future, your first step is to take classes at McLennan that will directly transfer into your four-year degree plan. Your Mental Health/Social Work advisor can help you select the right classes each semester.
For More Information
To get started, contact Mental Health/Social Work Department Program Director David Fleuriet on Zoom at 953 226 028 or dfleuriet@mclennan.edu
You will find his schedule by clicking on the link to Academic Advising on this page. Then on the next page you will find the link to the current advising schedule. There you will find both the schedule and Zoom link. We do all advising on Zoom.