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Associate Dean: West-Okiri
Professor:
Associate Professors: McFeaters, Richter, West-Okiri
Assistant Professors: Brandsberg-Herrera, Cudjoe, Gomi, Guck, Hinds, Moore, Rolstad, Senter, Ortega-Senter, Simon

Degrees: Bachelor of Social Work, Associate of Arts Human Services

Mission Statement

The Social Work Program is designed to build upon the University’s commitment to provide an education to a population that is diverse in age, culture, language, region, and ethnic background. Diverse multicultural and multilingual populations served in our globally expanding context of higher education underscore the importance of understanding, addressing, and overcoming the mechanisms of individual and institutional discrimination and the inequalities that result. The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers provides a framework and guide for the obligations and practice for participants.

Given the program’s context, it is the mission of the School to prepare students for culturally-competent generalist practice and to promote social and economic justice.

Accreditation

The B.S.W. program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Admissions Information

Students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative G.P.A. to be eligible to apply to the program. Admission packets are available from the School of Social Work and from the WNMU School of Social Work website: socialwork.wnmu.edu/bsw Students must complete the Social Work program admission process prior to enrolling in any of the following courses: SWK 386 , SWK 398 , SWK 460 , SWK 461 , SWK 487 , SWK 488 , SWK 492 , and SWK 499 . Academic credit for life or previous work experience will not be awarded.

Programs

• Human Services, A.A.

• Social Work, B.S.W

• Rural Community Social Work Services Graduate Certificate
• School Social Work, Graduate Certificate
• Social Work Services to Military Families Graduate Certificate

• Social Work - Advanced Standing, M.S.W.
• Social Work - Non-Advanced Standing, M.S.W.

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