Social Work Case Study
University of Texas at El Paso Bachelor of Social Work Program Evaluation
Submitted by:
Susie Villalobos, M.Ed.
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Student
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Academic Roles and Responsibilities
CHSC 6343
May 7, 2013
Introduction
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), outlines the primary mission of Social Work “is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” (2008).1 The identity of the profession is somewhat vague at times, as the profession can fill many roles, work in a number of settings, and require licensure …show more content…
Increased participation is the first step toward increasing student success and reaping the benefits of closing the gaps in higher education.” The measure of success for any curriculum program is the evaluation of retention and graduation rates. Currently for UTEP, there is an overall 37% graduation rate, 75% full-time student retention rate and 10% graduating in 4 years. Graduation by race has UTEP with 36% of Hispanics graduating, followed by 48% non-resident aliens’ graduating.5 UT Austin currently has an overall 81% graduation rate, 92% retention rate and 53% graduating in 4 years, University of New Mexico, has a 45% overall graduation rate, 74% retention rate, and 12% graduating in 4 years. UTPA’s rates seem most comparable to UTEP’s with a 42% graduation rate, 78% student retention rate and 17% graduating in 4 …show more content…
Although enrollment trends tapered off and decreased for UTEP over the last few years, in 2012 enrollment figures were 19,217 undergraduates, and 3,532 graduate students, totaling 22,749. UTPA equals that enrollment figure with just over 19,041 students for 2012, a 1.58% increase. NMSU was the only university of the four with a decrease in enrollment with a total of 17,651 students enrolled for 2012, a decrease of 2.1 percent. UT Austin in February of 2012 set out to raise their graduation rate within five years. A taskforce was compiled to recommend strategies for student to earn their degrees much more quickly. Some of the recommendations that were listed included intervention programs for those in academic jeopardy, identify bottleneck courses that creates challenges for students, and create an online tool for monitoring courses and degree plan to name a few. The report can be found on http://www.utexas.edu/graduation-rates/.6 Many of the Texas schools now direct their services and strategies at helping students attain their degree at a much faster rate. Overall degree plans and prerequisite courses are now offered to allow the student success within the chosen
Submitted by:
Susie Villalobos, M.Ed.
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Student
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Academic Roles and Responsibilities
CHSC 6343
May 7, 2013
Introduction
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), outlines the primary mission of Social Work “is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” (2008).1 The identity of the profession is somewhat vague at times, as the profession can fill many roles, work in a number of settings, and require licensure …show more content…
Increased participation is the first step toward increasing student success and reaping the benefits of closing the gaps in higher education.” The measure of success for any curriculum program is the evaluation of retention and graduation rates. Currently for UTEP, there is an overall 37% graduation rate, 75% full-time student retention rate and 10% graduating in 4 years. Graduation by race has UTEP with 36% of Hispanics graduating, followed by 48% non-resident aliens’ graduating.5 UT Austin currently has an overall 81% graduation rate, 92% retention rate and 53% graduating in 4 years, University of New Mexico, has a 45% overall graduation rate, 74% retention rate, and 12% graduating in 4 years. UTPA’s rates seem most comparable to UTEP’s with a 42% graduation rate, 78% student retention rate and 17% graduating in 4 …show more content…
Although enrollment trends tapered off and decreased for UTEP over the last few years, in 2012 enrollment figures were 19,217 undergraduates, and 3,532 graduate students, totaling 22,749. UTPA equals that enrollment figure with just over 19,041 students for 2012, a 1.58% increase. NMSU was the only university of the four with a decrease in enrollment with a total of 17,651 students enrolled for 2012, a decrease of 2.1 percent. UT Austin in February of 2012 set out to raise their graduation rate within five years. A taskforce was compiled to recommend strategies for student to earn their degrees much more quickly. Some of the recommendations that were listed included intervention programs for those in academic jeopardy, identify bottleneck courses that creates challenges for students, and create an online tool for monitoring courses and degree plan to name a few. The report can be found on http://www.utexas.edu/graduation-rates/.6 Many of the Texas schools now direct their services and strategies at helping students attain their degree at a much faster rate. Overall degree plans and prerequisite courses are now offered to allow the student success within the chosen