Should I major in Social Work or stick with my current major?

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<p>I'm currently a rising sophomore majoring in what my school calls CLEG (it's an interdisciplinary major consisting of communications, law, economics and government) with a double major in Spanish.</p>

<p>My goal is to become a social worker. I plan on obtaining my MSW after I finish my bachelors degree. However, a lot of people are telling me that I should get my BSW prior to doing that.</p>

<p>So my question is: is it worth switching majors to a BSW rather than the majors I have now? Do I need to have a BSW in order to get my MSW? And just how important is a BSW to getting into grad school/becoming a social worker? </p>

<p>And one last thought: if I don't switch my majors, how hard would it be to get into an MSW program that specialized in children, youth and families?</p>

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<p>What I am trying to figure out, is if you like Social Work, then why are you not majoring in that instead?</p>

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<p>If you are already set on getting a MSW then what you are doing now sounds great. Talk to your adviser and also research yourself what are the requirements to apply for the MSW (in case your adviser is biased). </p>

<p>Your undergrad major sounds great because you’re taking classes that involves a lot of abstract thinking and problem solving which sounds like the skills you need to be a social worker.</p>