Student Learning Outcomes

Purpose

• This form is for baccalaureate programs only.
• Complete this form to provide the program’s competency-based student learning outcomes.
• A copy of this form is embedded in the required Volume 1 templates for Benchmark 1, Benchmark 2, and Reaffirmation / Initial Accreditation Self-study.

Formatting & Submission

• Programs may add or delete rows and columns to reflect additional competencies, instruments, and program options.
• Submit this form within your accreditation documents, which may be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or searchable PDF, per policy 1.2.11. Document Submission Policy in the EPAS Handbook.
  • Accreditation documents must be a single document and may not include separate attachments nor appendices.
  • Scanned documents will not be accepted.
• Email completed accreditation documents to the program’s assigned Accreditation Specialist by the due date.

Timeframe for Review & Response

Accreditation documents are reviewed and processed at the assigned COA meeting. Programs and their institution’s president / chancellor will receive a decision letter 30-days after the conclusion of the COA meeting.

Public Reporting Requirements

Per the CSWE Commission on Accreditation’s recognition body, the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and Accreditation Standard B5.0.1(d), baccalaureate social work programs are required to post this form publicly on their website and routinely update findings every two (2) years, at minimum. Programs provide CSWE with a website hyperlink to their posted form. Competency-based student learning outcomes are published in the CSWE Directory of Accredited Programs.