Overview

The mission of the Social Work professional degree program from Southern University and A&M College is to prepare competent, ethical, baccalaureate, generalist social workers to provide services that enhance the well-being of all client groups, with a focus on serving the poor, other at-risk populations, and African Americans.

Goals:

The Program’s goals are to produce ethical, effective and committed baccalaureate, generalist social workers who:

Use a person-in-environment approach and a variety of prevention and intervention methods to promote human and social well-being in their work in diverse settings with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Have a strong identification with the social work profession, use a strengths perspective, adopt basic social work values, and apply ethical principles and critical thinking in research-informed practice.
Promote human rights and social and economic justice by empowering clients through social work practice with the disenfranchised and others from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

American Government
Sociology
Psychology
Human Behaviour
Social Welfare Policy Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baton Rouge, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A score of 500 or above on the TOEFL(submit original)
Official High School Transcript
Official /Original West African Examination Scores for students of West Africa
Current NOTARIZED Affidavit of Financial Support (Original)
Copy of Immunization Form
Copy of your resident card
Letter of Good Conduct
A minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL or a score of 5 on the IELTS
High School GPA of 2.5 or better

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

9958 USD / year

≈ 9958 USD / year
Out-of-State

9958 USD / year

≈ 9958 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9958 USD / year

≈ 9958 USD / year

Living costs

Baton Rouge

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Domestic

Living costs

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