The ASU School of Social Work offers an in-person BSW degree program where you can learn with a cohort in your community.
We provide
- Highly regarded faculty and peer interaction
- Strong student support
- A local, place-based education
Train for careers with maximum impact
- Serve children, families and individuals in behavioral health, mental health, medical, criminal justice and school settings
- Assist populations in the Southwest borderlands
- Advocate for local and global social justice
We make transferring easy with helpful tools and resources.
- Our BSW degree program in Tucson caters to students who have already completed a portion of their education at community college and are ready to take the next step. We understand what transfer students need.
- We offer early advising to help you plan a smooth transition to complete your undergraduate degree at ASU.
- ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona to create a simplified experience to help you save time and money in your college journey.
Strong student support and a personal connection help foster belonging.
- Friendly, approachable and readily available administrative and support staff create a welcoming atmosphere.
- Professors and instructors engage with students outside of class, encouraging discussions and addressing concerns.
- Personalized academic advising ensures students receive guidance tailored to their goals and interests.
- Students are truly regarded as individuals. Instructors and staff know our students by name and are invested in helping them get where they want to go.
Highly regarded faculty and peer interaction elevate the learning experience.
- Our faculty are recognized as premier experts in their fields. Their research advances social work knowledge and directly contributes to positive, lasting change in our community.
- Faculty expertise centers tribal and urban Native communities, maternal and infant health, health disparities and community revitalization, school social work, special education, organizational leadership, child abuse prevention, immigration and community organizing.
- The Office of Community Health Engagement and Resiliency co-creates interventions that promote resiliency and success pathways, especially with underserved communities of color.
- Our cohort model allows students to develop deep relationships with peers and learn from their diverse experiences.
Place-based education with a borderlands focus is our specialty.
- Our Tucson location, just 70 miles from the Mexican border and contiguous with the Tohono O’odham Nation, offers direct access to study policy, clinical practice and social justice the Southwest borderlands.
- Field immersions prepare social workers for Advanced Direct Practice with a first-hand understanding of working with migrant individuals and families in communities along the Arizona-Sonora, Mexico border.