Social Work Student Outcomes MSW Program
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Masters in Social Work (MSW) Program
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
Last Completed June 2025
All Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students are assessment on their mastery of social work competencies that comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are representative of the dimensions of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work programs for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the program to represent mastery of that competency.
Generalist student outcome scores are the result of aggregating the SWEAP assessment score and the Field Performance assessment. The benchmark for generalist students is that 90% of students aggregate scores will meet or exceed the benchmark for the SWEAP assessment and the Field Performance assessment.
Specialist student outcomes scores are the result of aggregating an embedded assignment score and the Field Performance Assessment score. The benchmark for the specialist student outcomes is that 80% of students aggregate scores will meet or exceed the benchmark for the embedded assignment and the Field Performance assessment.
Findings represented here are from students enrolled in the program during the 2024 – 2025 academic year.