Reaffirmation Overview
Name of the body of volunteers with "sole and complete authority as the arbiter of compliance with the EPAS and other accreditation standards."
Board of Accreditation
This program outcome is required to be assessed in both the BSW & MSW programs
Graduation rate
The number of ADEI examples provided in the 2022 EPAS Interpretation Guide
over 100 and growing
Date for our site visit
Between Jan 15 and Feb 15, 2026
Volume 2 of the Self-study will include these
Syllabi
(Volume 3 is handbooks)
According to EPAS 2022, the 5 elements make up an integrated program design.
Program mission; ADEI; Explicit curriculum; Implicit curriculum; Assessment
Optional program outcome adopted by us for assessment in the BSW program
Higher education acceptance
The four "justices" named in Competency 2 that must be evidenced in the curriculum matrix alongside advancing human rights
Social, racial, economic, and environmental justice
The name of the document sent by the BOA to us and the site visitor outlining the areas of concern
Letter of Instruction (LOI)
The next EPAS will be adopted in this year
2029
Current reaffirmation decision will be made at the June 2026 meeting. This is the date of our next reaffirmation decision.
June 2034
Optional program assessment adopted by us for the MSW program
Employment rate
Of the 5 Accreditation Standards arenas, the number which have explicit ADEI expectations.
4 (only one not explicitly stated is Program Mission)
Number of site visitors who will come to WU
2 (one for BSW, one for MSW)
These are the faculty-to-student ratios for BSW & MSW programs
BSW 1:25
MSW 1:12
The title of the person at CSWE who serves as a liaison between the program and the BOA
Accreditation specialist
The impact of outcome data on reaffirmation
None
Specific and continuous
Individuals and groups that site visitors are required to interview
President; Primary contact; Program director; FE director; Faculty; Students
(Optional: Deans; Field instructors; Advisory Board; other stakeholders as relevant)
The cost of individual membership in CSWE
It's free
Fees for this reaffirmation process
Reaffirmation Eligibility Application Fee, $2,500
Reaffirmation Fee, $5,250
$7,750 x 2 = $15,500
This assessment plan requirement is new to the 2022 EPAS
Systematic plan to assess ADEI in implicit curriculum & a process to evaluate the plan & outcomes
"The 2022 EPAS supports social work programs in developing a workforce that is knowledgable about" these 3 P's.
Positionality, power, and privilege
Benefit of the site visit
An opportunity for us to "tell our story" beyond our self-study
The number of behaviors for the 9 competencies from the 2015 EPAS (increased/decreased) with the 2022 EPAS
Decreased from 31 (in 2015) to 20 (in 2022)