School of Social Work

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Denise Chiasson, MSW, LCSW,
Assistant Dean
School of Social Work
311 Huey P. Long Field House
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (800) 848-7111
Phone: (225) 578-5875
Fax: (225)578-5875

Courses of Instruction

The following pages it is a list of all courses offered by the School of Social Work. This list was up to date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this bulletin.


No credit is given for a course unless the student has been duly registered in that course. The amount of credit given for the satisfactory completion of a course is based on the number of lectures or recitations each week for one semester; for example, one credit hour represents one hour of lecture or recitation a week for one semester.


Students in this University who have graduate standing may register for any social work elective course for which they have the prerequisites and have received permission from the associate dean of the School of Social Work. LSU students who have junior or senior standing may register for social work courses numbered below 5000 for which they have the specific prerequisites. Sophomores may enroll in courses at the 2000 level.


The number of credit hours a course carries is listed in parentheses following the course title. If the number listed is variable, i.e., “(2-4),” the amount of credit the student is to receive must be stated at the time of registration. Indication of variable credit does not mean that a course can be repeated for credit. If a course can be repeated for credit, that information is included in the course description.