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Transfer and Degree Completion Finder
Where Can You Finish a BSW With an Associate Degree or Transfer Credits?
18 BSW programs are built for degree completion (13 online), and 199 more name a transfer pathway, such as a 2+2 agreement with a community college, across 43 states. Choose your state, what you're bringing and the format you need; degree completion programs come first.
Degree Completion or Transfer Pathway: Which Fits You
Degree completion programs are designed around transfer students: you bring an associate degree or a set number of credits and take only the upper-division social work courses and practicum. 13 of the 18 on this site run online.
Transfer pathways are routes into a traditional BSW: a 2+2 or articulation agreement with named community colleges, or junior-year admission to the major. You join the same classes as students who started as first-years.
If you have some credits but no associate degree, look first at transfer pathways and programs whose admission rule doesn't require a finished associate degree; the finder flags those that do.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is a BSW Degree Completion Program?
A degree completion program is built for students who arrive with an associate degree or a block of college credits and finish the BSW's upper-division social work courses and field practicum. 18 programs on this site are set up that way, 13 of them online.
Can You Transfer Into a BSW With an Associate Degree?
Yes. 199 BSW programs on this site describe a transfer route, and 80 of them name an associate degree, a 2+2 agreement or a community college partner.
Do Online Degree Completion Programs Cost More?
Online completion programs publish a per-credit rate. Among the 6 completion programs that publish one, rates run from $340 to $696 per credit. The finder shows each rate with the year and residency the school states.
Will All My Credits Count Toward the BSW?
General education credits from an associate degree typically count toward the BSW's lower-division requirements, and state transfer agreements spell out which ones. The upper-division practice courses and the field practicum are completed in the CSWE-accredited program. Each result shows the school's own transfer wording.
Why Does CSWE Accreditation Matter for a Transfer BSW?
State licensing boards and MSW advanced standing both require a BSW from a CSWE-accredited program. The finder shows each program's CSWE status from CSWE's own directory.
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Sources
- Official BSW program, admission and transfer pages of each school, reviewed September 2026
- NCES College Navigator, tuition and fees 2023-24
- CSWE, directory of accredited programs