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Introducing Florida Atlantic University’s Newest College

On July 1, 2020, Florida Atlantic University (¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ) officially welcomed its newest college: theÌý, which encompasses theÌýÌýand theÌý. These two sister schools have formed a strong and lasting partnership rooted in a shared commitment to advocating for justice, mobilizing resiliency and promoting equality across our one human race.

The College of Social Work & Criminal Justice is well-positioned to make a deep and lasting impact in these and many other challenging areas, including reentry and reintegration, child welfare, healthy aging, mental health, the opioid epidemic, addiction, human trafficking and many others critical social problems.ÌýÌýOur nationally and internationally acclaimed faculty are passionately working to find answers through education, scholarship, and applied research and public service activities, as well as to inspire and prepare tomorrow’s social work and criminal justice leaders, scholars, practitioners and policymakers to effect positive change in the world.Ìý

The College of Social Work and Criminal Justice is headquartered in theÌýÌýon the Boca Raton campus and also offers classes at the University’s satellite campuses in Davie and Jupiter.ÌýÌýOur college offers a variety of degree programs, including:Ìý

• , the third largest major at ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ
• , the largest BSW program in the state
• , ranked third in the nation byÌý
• , the first DSW program in the state

The college also offers three specialization certificate programs in the Sandler School of Social Work:

As well as four post-graduate certificate programs:

School of Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Sandler School of Social Work

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We are also proud to have long-standing partnerships with more than 350 community agencies from Miami-Dade to Vero Beach, giving our students boundless opportunities to develop meaningful service learning experience and job readiness skills in their chosen field before they graduate.

The College of Social Work and Criminal Justice also houses a number of research and service centers within the Sandler School of Social Work, including theÌý, theÌýand theÌý.

The immense faculty expertise and strong community partnerships within our two schools produce graduates who are prepared to make a difference.ÌýÌýOur alumni enter the fields of social work and criminal justice fully trained to analyze, implement and evaluate criminal justice and social welfare policies and practices; address discriminatory systems and processes; provide direct services to vulnerable populations; restore justice and promote equal access to care.Ìý Ìý

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