November 2005 Review Period: July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2005 Table of Contents
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The Site Visit Team and subsequently the Commission on Accreditation (COA) through its reaffirmation letter from the President of COA, applauded every aspect of the BSW and MSW programs of the School of Social Work. They did not indicate a single area in which the School was out of compliance or in need of improvement.Inherent in this evaluation was the acknowledgement of the viability of the BSW and MSW degree programs and more broadly the mission of the School of Social Work. Specifically, the BSW continues to exhibit strong enrollments. During the review period for this Academic Program Review, the BSW program has averaged 70 admissions per year. GSU has the largest BSW program in Georgia. The BSW program admits students to the program after they have completed virtually all of their general education requirements. The BSW program has a minimum 2.5 G.P.A requirement as well as successful completion of statistics, biology, and economics among other social science prerequisites. Because these requirements are well known among continuing students at GSU and transfer students, the BSW programs receives very few applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements. These requirements are explicitly stated on the School’s website in conjunction with the application which must now be submitted online. Our graduates per year parallel the number of Fall admissions each year. That is, the School retains a very high number of the students accepted into the program. For the limited number of students who do not complete the program, it is often a function of their inability to satisfactorily complete a challenging two-semester, 400 hour supervised field education practicum. It should be noted that we have admitted one of our largest cohorts of BSW students, 78, for the Fall 2005. BSW graduates are employed in the human services throughout the state of Georgia. One of the largest employers of BSW graduates is the State of Georgia. As will be discussed at several opportunities in this Self Study, the School of Social Work has a averaged about a $1 million a year contract (including Fiscal Year 2006) to provide education and training for students to work in child protective services in the Division of Family and Children Services. Approximately 22-25 BSW students per year are provided funds for tuition, books, and mileage under the auspices of Title IV E of the Social Security Act. These students, upon graduation, become social workers in the Child Welfare System with the obligation to remain employed with DFACS for the number of years the student received financial assistance. Under a separate contract, the State of Georgia recently awarded the School of Social Work at Georgia State University $1.5 million to provide ongoing training, leading to annual certification for over 2000 workers with more than 2 years experience in Child Protective Services throughout the State of Georgia. These two contracts provide strong evidence not only for the long-term viability of the BSW degree, but also for the long term prospects of employment opportunities with the state. The MSW program, which began in 1998, has had a steady number of applicants since the inception of the program into 3 cohorts. All students, however, are enrolled into the same and sole concentration, Community Partnerships. The first cohort is the two-year, 21 month, 60 credit hour full time program. For admission, the School requires a 3.0 G.P.A., a minimum of 750 on the GRE, three letters of reference from faculty and/or employers, and a personal statement, specifically outlining the reasons for selecting this MSW program with the Concentration in Community Partnerships. During the APR period, we have had an average of 85 applicants per year for admission into the MSW program. Of that number, approximately 75% are applying for the two-year, full time program. Of that number, the School admits approximately 30 per year or a 35% acceptance rate. The School has had a high yield rate, that is, approximately 80% of those accepted matriculate. In the second cohort, the School admits on average 10 students per year into the Advanced Standing Program. Admission requirements are essentially the same as for full time students with the following exceptions. Advanced standing students must have a 3.25 G.P.A. and submit a copy of their field practicum evaluation from their accredited BSW program. The Advanced Standing Program, which is common in social work graduate education, offers students with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from an accredited program the opportunity to apply for Advanced Standing. Admission is on a competitive basis. If admitted, students complete a 9 credit hour course of study of transition content and then proceed to second or Concentration year of study with the first year students from the preceding year. Upon graduation, Advanced Standing students will have completed a minimum of 39 credit hours compared to the 60 credit hours of the two year student cohort. Based on an average of 100 applications, about 25-30 per year are from students with BSWs applying for Advanced Standing. The School accepts 10-15 Advanced Standing students per year, in part depending on the size of the continuing first year class. For this Academic Review Period, the average graduation rate for the MSW program was 27. In the third cohort, the School accepts 3-5 students a year into part time status. The admission requirements are identical to the two year cohort. Students complete the program in four years. About half the students who begin the program as part time students, change to full time status for their concentration year. The School is experiencing a rise in the number of students who are requesting part time status with evening course availability. 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