Contact Information
209 Chapel Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Voice: 828.262.2293
Fax: 828. 262.2294

Department Chair
Ed Folts 
foltswe@appstate.edu

Social Work Director
Kellie Reed Ashcraft
ashcraftkb@appstate.edu

Sociology Director
Bradley Nash
nashb@appstate.edu

Social Science MA Director
Ken Muir
muirkb@appstate.edu

Gerontology Director
Ed Rosenberg
rosenberge@appstate.edu

Office Manager
Deborah Bishop
bishopd@appstate.edu      

Web Manager
Jammie Price
pricejl@appstate.edu

Master of Social Work (MSW) Program

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Master of Social Work Program scheduled to begin:

• January, 2007:  Off-campus, part-time, cohort-based MSW Program offered at Hickory Metro Higher Education Center, Hickory, NC
• August, 2007:  On-campus, full-time MSW Program at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Program Description

The new Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at Appalachian State University seeks to educate social workers who can contribute to the growth and success of the profession through skills in advanced clinical practice, leadership and supervision, community development and advocacy, and innovative program planning and administration.  Graduates will be qualified to provide advanced social work practice to individuals, families, organizations, and communities. 

The MSW Program at Appalachian State University will be housed in the Department of Sociology and Social Work within the College of Arts and Sciences.  Appalachian’s graduate programs are a part of the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).