B.A in Social Work

The Social Work major is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The mission of the Social Work.Program is to provide students preparation for beginning-level entry into the profession of social work through an undergraduate generalist social work education that is educationally sound, academically challenging, ethically principled, and socially relevant, and which is solidly framed by the integrated educational experience of community engagement, work, and education in the liberal arts.The goals of the Social Work Program are the following: To prepare practitioners for baccalaureate level generalist social work practice with diverse populations and multigenerational client systems of various sizes and types. To prepare individuals to live in a global society committed to personal growth and contributing to the common good.To foster the development of values and ethics related to the NASW Code of Ethics that guide professional social workers in their practice. To prepare practitioners with a commitment to continuing their professional growth and development as a component of social work practice.To prepare practitioners to practice effectively in the global, political, social, cultural, economic,technological, and spiritual environments of the 21st century.