Bachelor of Social Work Accreditation
The Bachelor of Social Work program at Grand View University is fully accredited through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Commission on Accreditation. A program that has achieved full accreditation with CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Accreditation ensures students the program meets rigorous standards to ensure students graduate with the knowledge, skills, and values required to think critically; solve complex problems for individuals, families, organizations, and communities; and advocate for justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
All Council on Social Work Education programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students are assessed on their master of the competencies that comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work programs for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the program to represent master of that particular competency.
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