Practitioners. Scholars. Community leaders.
At VCU's School of Social Work, we commit to preparing professional social workers who engage our communities, initiate difficult dialogues and confront today's social inequities.
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Ranked No. 28 in Best Graduate Schools for Social Work by U.S. News & World Report *
100+
100+ years of educating social work students
Find your program
- On campus or online
- Full time
- Transfer agreements with Brightpoint and Reynolds community colleges
- On campus or online
- Full time or part time
- Clinical and macro specializations
- Advanced standing, dual-degree and certificate options
- On campus
- Full time
- Funded by assistantships, fellowships and other aid
- Available to non-social work majors
- Completed in 18 credits
- Available to non-social work majors
- Completed in 18 credits
Go beyond the classroom with field education
Field placements are an integral part of the B.S.W. and M.S.W. student experience.
What is field education? Field experiences are part of our B.S.W. and M.S.W. programs. Woven into the curriculum, fieldwork enables students to prepare for professional practice through on-site work with one of our 500+ community partners.
What I didn’t expect [from field placements] was the transformative experience that shaped me not only as a social work student but also as a person.”
Alum Ravine Billy (she/her), M.S.W.'22
Go to the field education page to see what our B.S.W. and M.S.W. students do at field sites, check out highlights of the partners who work with us, and more.
Celebrating our graduates!
Hear from our Spring 2026 Commencement speaker, Daryl Fraser (M.S.W.'07); doctoral student speaker, Reem Shawkat (Ph.D.'26); master's student speaker, Julissa Zavala (M.S.W.'26); and undergraduate student speaker, Autumn Matusiak (B.S.W.'26).
Keep learning with the School of Social Work
Fall 2026-Spring 2027
Several continuing education sessions are on tap for clinical social work practitioners in Fall 2026. This is a partial list – check back as we finalize our schedule!
- Sept. 14, 2026 - Veterinary Social Work, Zoom
- Sept. 18-19, 2026 - Clinical Supervision Training, in-person
- Oct. 1, 2026 - Culturally Adapting the CBITS (Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools), Zoom
- Feb. 5-6, 2027 - Clinical Supervision Training, Zoom
- April 2-3, 2027 - Clinical Supervision Training, in-person
Learn more
Spring 2027
The VCU School of Social Work's fourth series on serious mental illness will focus on practice models and will run January-April 2027.
You can view archived video of the previous series from 2024 (selected sessions), 2025 and 2026.
Learn more about the School of Social Work