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Accreditation

General

Education

Nursing

Social Work

  • The bachelor’s of social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
  • The MSW program is approved by the HLC. The Bluffton University and Goshen College Collaborative MSW program has achieved candidacy for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA). Candidacy for an MSW program by the BOA indicates that it has made progress toward meeting standards of program quality evaluated through a peer review accreditation process. A program that has attained candidacy status has demonstrated a commitment to meeting the standards set by the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) but has not yet demonstrated full compliance. Students that are admitted to candidate programs in the fall (or later) of the academic year in which the program is granted candidacy status will be retroactively recognized as graduates from a CSWE-BOA accredited program as long as the program attains initial accreditation. Candidacy is typically a 3-year process and attaining candidacy does not guarantee that a program will eventually attain initial accreditation.Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program. Review our program’s candidacy status in CSWE’s Directory of Accredited Programs. For more information about social work accreditation, contact CSWE’s Department of Social Work Accreditation.

Professional Licensure Disclosure Information

Professional licensure disclosure – Goshen College offers a number of academic programs leading to degrees for which professional practice requires license or certification by state, local, or professional boards. The curricula in these programs have been designed to be consistent with recognized professional and national standards, as well as the standards set forth by the Indiana licensing boards governing each of these disciplines. The requirements of the state boards and licensing agencies vary from state to state. If you are considering applying to one of these programs and plan to be licensed in a state other than Indiana, please go to the Professional Licensure Disclosure page for more information regarding educational requirements for professional licensure in the U.S. states, commonwealths, and territories.