Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Social Work

For more than 50 years, Adelphi University respected bachelor’s degree in social work program has provided new generations of social workers with the knowledge, values and skills to make a difference in the lives of others. Adelphi University undergraduate social work curriculum offers a generalist perspective and prepares students to join the workforce immediately after graduation.  Adelphi University graduates who wish to specialize further are well prepared for Advanced Standing admission into their M.S.W. program.

Adelphi University alumni can be found providing services to children and families, veterans, the elderly, the mentally ill and victims of violence, natural disasters or addictions. Others serve as community organizers, lobbyists, case managers and patient advocates. And some take the skills they learned in the School of Social Work to practice law, public policy or nonprofit management.