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The mission of the UA Little Rock School of Social Work is to prepare ethical graduates who accept and appreciate diversity, who empower people and communities to meet the challenges of poverty and social and economic injustice, and who serve oppressed and vulnerable populations at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Consistent with the mission of the social work profession, our students are prepared to apply the values of social justice and self-determination to their work with individuals, groups, and communities. Empowering students to recognize the implications of race, gender, and economic hardship prepares them to more effectively deal with the complexity of the human condition. Through the application of these concepts, students develop the analytical and technical skills necessary for professional social work.

General Information

Social work is a growing, dynamic profession that offers many challenges and many rewards. The School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is committed to the development of students seeking exciting careers as professional social workers. Our aim is to deliver social work education in a style that challenges students to think differently about problems faced by our most vulnerable populations. Across this country, social work professionals serve public and private agencies as invaluable resources for the less fortunate.

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. We admitted our first class of students in 1997 and graduated our first class in 1999. If you’d like more information about the BSW Program, please visit our webpage at ualr.edu/socialwork/bachelor-social-work. If after reading the information about our program, you still have questions, email us at socialwork@ualr.edu. In your email, please let us know if you are a current student at UA Little Rock, a transfer student, already have a bachelor’s degree in a different discipline, or are a high school student currently considering attending UA Little Rock and majoring in social work. If you are currently attending UA Little Rock, please include your T# in your correspondence with us. The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)  program is a 120-hour degree program that provides a foundation for a professional career in social work. The program’s principal educational objective is to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice within a liberal arts perspective to address the human service needs of diverse client populations.

The program focuses on developing and advancing the knowledge base, practice skills, and value system of students so they are able to further the well-being and functioning of people, especially those who live in poverty or have been otherwise marginalized in society and to promote social and economic justice. A student can declare a social work major as early as his or her freshman year. No minor is required. Application for full admission into the program may be made when the student is nearing completion of 50 credit hours, 35 of which are in the core curriculum. Other requirements for admission include an overall cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in the following prerequisite courses: SOWK 1301 , SOCI 2300 , and PSYC 2300 .

In addition, the application process requires a personal statement from the student, three letters of reference, and copies of all transcripts. The BSW application process occurs in the spring, with admitted students beginning the program in the fall semester. Application materials are available online at ualr.edu/socialwork. Upon admission to the program, students begin their professional social work training, which includes two semesters of experience in the field. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain in the BSW

Programs

• Social Work, B.S.W.

• Gerontology Minor
• Human Services Minor
• Social Work Minor