The mission of the BSW Program is

To prepare competent generalist social work practitioners who are committed to improving social, economic and political justice and enhancing the quality of well-being of vulnerable individual, families, groups and communities through education, service and leadership with a focus on issues related to African Americans and other diverse populations. 

This mission is derived from the mission of Miles College and the purposes of the social work profession In order to accomplish this mission, our BSW Program provides students with a liberal arts perspective, social science knowledge and an emphasis on the African American community along with professional social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics. Upholding this mission, our BSW Program graduates are prepared to work to alleviate poverty, oppression and discrimination, to enhance the quality of life for all at-risk populations, to improve social, economic and political justice and to provide leadership in the African American and other diverse communities.