Dual-Degree BA or BS/MSW (4+2)

In today’s competitive market, a graduate degree is often expected and can be the key to your success in the health and mental health field. Our innovative dual-degree programs give you a clear path to achieving your goals.

As a dual-degree student, you’ll enjoy:

• Seamless plan of study: Our dual-degree programs enable you to streamline the completion of both your undergraduate and graduate studies — building relationships with classmates and professors in the supportive and enriching environment that you have come to know.

• Save money: Certain courses count toward both undergraduate and graduate requirements — allowing you to spend less money on your graduate degree.

• Simplified application process: When you maintain good academic standing in the program, you are seamlessly enrolled into the graduate program of study — eliminating the need to find another graduate program, take additional tests for admission or complete a separate admission process.


• Career development: Dual-degree students gain access to special career-focused programming — including networking and internship opportunities, recruitment events, career fairs and other experiential opportunities.


• Personalized advising: Students are assigned a dedicated adviser who will help with course selection, provide advice regarding internship options and prepare you for interviews — strengthening your resume before graduation.


• Career readiness: Dual-degree students enter the workforce with an advance degree in hand — increasing your potential starting salary and setting you apart from other recent graduates who did not earn a master’s.


The dual-degree program emphasizes the skills employers value — practical skills, leadership, critical thinking and creative problem-solving. They also reflect our commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential learning and career development.

Our BA or BS / Master of Social Work programs position you for a growing number of specialized and in-demand opportunities. Graduates gain valuable skills suited for a wide array of potential careers.