There are multiple career paths for social work majors. The social work major is a professional program that prepares graduates for entry level, generalist social work practice. Students successfully find positions in a wide range of public and private agencies. A variety of employment settings for social workers include:

• Foster care
• Child welfare
• Services for the aged
• Domestic violence
• Corrections
• Adoption
• Drug and alcohol counseling
• Public assistance
• Counseling
• Day care services
• Case management
• Social services
• Recreational services
• Social service/civil rights organizations
• Services for persons of color, persons with disabilities, single parents and veterans
• Nursing homes/assisted living
• Probation and parole

Accreditation

The Social Work Department is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The College of Letters and Sciences is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.