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The establishment of the School of Social Work was authorized by the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning, on July 21, 1994. There are three degree programs within the School of Social Work (the baccalaureate, the master’s, and the doctorate). The baccalaureate program began social work course offerings within the Department of Sociology and later became a separate department. The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conferred full accreditation status on the baccalaureate program (B.S.W.) in 1975, and the program has maintained its accreditation to date. The Master of Social Work program was granted candidacy status by the Council on Social Work Education in February 1995, and the inaugural class began August 1995. The first class of thirteen students graduated in May of 1997. In February 1998, the Commission on Accreditation, Council on Social Work Education, notified the School that initial accreditation had been granted retroactive to the first graduating class. In February 2001, the M.S.W. and B.S.W. Programs were reaffirmed for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation, Council on Social Work Education, for a full eight-year cycle. The Ph.D. Program in social work admitted its inaugural class in August 1997. The mission of the School of Social Work is to provide educational opportunities for a diversity of students to earn social work degrees in higher education at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. Students will be educated within the knowledge, skills, and values and ethics of the profession of social work and the supportive academic environment of Jackson State University. The School‘s goal is to produce graduates who will apply their knowledge and skills toward enhancement of the quality of life in the urban environment throughout the State of Mississippi, the nation, and the world through the empowerment of vulnerable individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Graduates of the School are expected to demonstrate high concern for economic, political, and social justice by appropriately addressing issues of social responsibility through practice, continuing education, and research.
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