Faculty: Mary Curran (Department Chair and Director of the MSW program), Caroline Collins (Title IV-E Scholars' Coordinator), Ezekiel Ette, LeAnn Stensgaard (Director of the B.A. program), Lawanna Lancaster (Field Director), Mamie Oliver, Patrece Meza (B.A. Faculty Field Liaison), Al Sanchez, Scott Slater (Title IV-E Foster Care/Adoption Coordinator), Terri Theriot

Learning Objectives:

1. Academic Excellence: NNU social work graduates will demonstrate understanding and appreciation of the liberal arts, expertise in generalist social work practice, and a commitment to the ethical principles and value base of their profession.
2. Creative Engagement: NNU social work graduates will be encouraged to apply their natural gifts and acquired professional knowledge and skills to respond both critically and creatively to their home, work and community environments.
3. Christlike Character: NNU social work graduates will grow towards Christlikeness: demonstrating ethical behavior, showing love and respect for others, offering grace as they have received it, seeking to overcome oppression in all forms, and representing Christ to the world.
4. Social Responsiveness: NNU social work graduates will be faithful stewards of their knowledge, skills and resources, and be agents of social justice and divine mercy. Compassionately they will show love for memebers of all faiths and cultures.

Mission of the Department: The primary program mission is to prepare students for beginning practice in the profession of social work.

Admission to Methods Courses: To qualify for entrance into upper division courses applicable for completion of a degree within the Department of Social Work, students must complete the following requirements for acceptance to take methods courses:

1. Be officially admitted to Northwest Nazarene University
2. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00
3. Declare a major in Social Work
4. Complete SOWK1720, SOWK2110, and SOWK2960 or SOWK2970
5. Be enrolled in or have taken S0WK2850
6. Make application to take methods courses
7. Be interviewed by the Social Work faculty
8. Be accepted by the Social Work faculty to take methods courses

The student will be placed on probationary status if a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is not maintained.

Majors

Bachelor of Arts, Social Work

Minors

Social Welfare