Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs at STCC
Launch your interest in social work into a fulfilling career! You can earn you degree in just 14-20 months through the bachelor’s degree completion programs offered at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC).
The off-campus STCC programs meet all general requirements of Elms College. You enter a program in social work, computer science, or computer information technology and security with the required associate’s degree (and at least 60 credits), satisfy Elms’ core requirements, and complete the requirements of your specific degree program.
Semesters are eight weeks long. Two sessions are held every fall, spring, and summer.
Social work classes are held at on the STCC main campus in Building 2, on Saturdays, 8:30am – 5pm Classes are taught by Elms faculty. By completing your coursework in 10 eight-week sessions over a 20-month period, you can save thousands of dollars.
All bachelor’s degree programs require 120 credits. You can transfer in a maximum of 78 credits from STCC or other regionally accredited colleges. A minimum of 42 credits must be earned through Elms College.
Alisha Cameron ’19
“Our students see, on social media and reality TV, the idea that what you have is who you are. I want them to see that that doesn’t define them.”
Alisha created an innovative, compassionate program to decrease absenteeism at her middle school. Earning her social work degree through Elms/STCC gave her the research skills she needed to develop and implement the Impact Cares Program.
Kimberly Quinonez, ’23
Kim Quinonez grew up in a life of poverty, addiction, and homelessness. A self-proclaimed academic “late bloomer,” she returned to school to gain her high school equivalency at age 43. Then she completed her associate’s degree in human services and social work through Springfield Technical Community College. From there, she enrolled in Elms College through the Sister Kathleen Kirley ‘66 School of Continuing Education. Through the program, she was able to complete her academic requirements in 2 years and graduate in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work.
Getting accepted into Elms College, she said, “was the best day of my life.”
She found Elms professors to be demanding yet compassionate, and the overall classroom experience was unlike any she had encountered before. “Elms professors are amazing,” she said. “They made me feel as if I belonged. I never belonged to a school that made me feel I was a part of something,” she said. “My life transformed in so many ways.”
She is employed by the Hampden Sheriff’s Department where she counsels inmates who have problems with addiction.
To read more about Kim’s life and journey, follow this link
Curriculum
Click to view course requirements for the Social Work (B.S.).
The bachelor’s degree program requires 120 credits. You can transfer in a maximum of 78 credits from STCC or other regionally accredited colleges. A minimum of 42 credits must be earned through Elms College.
Minimum of 60 Elms Credits and a Minimum of 120 Credit to Graduate with a Baccalaureate Degree. Additional requirements: Macroeconomics; Introduction to Sociology; General Psychology; Philosophy; U.S. History I or II; Human Growth & Development; Fine/Performing Art. A college-level math is strongly recommended. Courses and sequence subject to change.
*400 hours of fieldwork required outside of the program schedule
Session 1 – Fall 1
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 2101 | Professional Communication in Social Work | 3 |
SWK 1001 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 3002 | Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families | 3 |
SSD 2002 | American Government/Public Policy (online) | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 3001 | Social Welfare Policies and Services | 3 |
SWK 3003 | Mental Health and Mental Illness | 3 |
Session 4 – Spring 2
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 3105 | Social Work Practice with Communities | 3 |
MAT 1009 | Statistics | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 2005 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment II | 3 |
BIO 1005 | Human Biology (online) | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 3007 | Social Group Work | 3 |
REL 2105 | World Religions (online) | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 4002A | Advanced Social Work Practice | 3 |
SWK 3100A | Social Work Research | 3 |
SWK 4001D | Field Work Experience* | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 4002B | Advanced Social Work Practice | 3 |
SWK 3100B | Social Work Research | 3 |
SWK 4001E | Field Work Experience* | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 4004A | Survey of Social Work Issues (Capstone) | |
SWK 4001F | Field Work Experience* | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
Course # | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
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SWK 4004B | Survey of Social Work Issues (Capstone) | |
SOC 3106 | Racial and Ethnic Groups (online) | 3 |
SWK 4001G | Field Work Experience* | 3 |