Overview

Are you passionate about social justice and social change? Do you want a rewarding career working with the disenfranchised, vulnerable, and oppressed? Are you interested in providing assistance and support to diverse individuals, groups, and communities? A social work degree will help you accomplish these academic and professional goals. Our accredited BSW degree enables you to become a licensed generalist social worker in many states.

The Social Work degree at Northern Arizona University will provide you with opportunities to learn the professional knowledge, values, and skills needed to help people experiencing overwhelming life challenges such as substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, and death, as well as mental, behavioral, and physical illness or disability. Social workers approach their work with people from the strengths perspective, while also looking at the individual within their environment.

Career opportunities

Child and youth services
Disability services
Family support services
Health care services
Elder care services
Military/veterans services
Community advocacy
Case management services
Victim advocacy

Programme Structure

Courses include:

People To People: Social Welfare And Social Work

Social Statistics

Statistics In Psychology

Social Policy and Legislation

Social Work Assessment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-27 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-14 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-09-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

At least 30 units of upper-division courses, which may include transfer work.
At least 30 units of coursework taken through Northern Arizona University, of which at least 18 must be upper-division courses (300-level or above). This requirement is not met by credit-by-exam, retro-credits, transfer coursework, etc.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on all work attempted at Northern Arizona University.

Tuition Fee

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International

28600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28600 USD per year during 48 months.
National

27600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27600 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11352 USD per year during 48 months.

Online: $11,352 USD /year

Living costs for Flagstaff

1010 - 1500 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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