Undergraduate Program

The Baccalaureate degree in Social Work has been offered at the University of Arkansas since 1940. The School has one of the oldest undergraduate social work programs in the United States. The program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

The purpose of the profession of social work is the enhancement of human well-being and the alleviation of poverty and oppression. The profession is dedicated to assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to reach their full potential. Social work is particularly concerned with achieving social and economic justice for vulnerable populations and with respecting and valuing human diversity.

The mission of the BSW Program is to prepare culturally competent social workers who embody core social work values. Our program develops generalist leader-practitioners prepared for empirically based and multi-system practice through the integration of classroom, field education, and experiential learning. Learning takes place within an intentional collaborative community that promotes inclusion to improve the quality of life for vulnerable persons, families, groups, organizations and communities in Arkansas and globally.