The Nazareth Office of Culture, Community, and Belonging (2025) and our Department are “committed to confronting inherent privilege, power, and marginalization to achieve equity, social justice, and belonging for all — across a continuum of visible and invisible differences” (para. 1). There are multiple resources and activities available to you through Culture, Community and Belonging

Upon admission to Nazareth and acceptance to each program, students will be assigned a social work faculty advisor. The faculty advisor will assist with questions about the social work program, the profession, career decisions, schedule and course selection, and issues that impact academic functioning. Each student and faculty advisor will meet at least once each semester (at a minimum during the course registration advisement period) to plan the student’s schedule for the following semester; however, faculty advisors provide ongoing support throughout the program to the student should questions or concerns arise.

If special concerns related to the program arise for any student, the student is expected to discuss these first with the faculty advisor, though student concerns with a course should first be discussed with the course instructor. The social work faculty advisor is a potential resource when students are having challenges or concerns related to academic progress in the program or institution. If additional discussion is required, the student may contact the Program Director of the student's degree program. It is the student's responsibility to arrange an appointment with the faculty advisor for academic advising. Advisors may be contacted via e-mail to schedule a time and format to meet.

An essential resource for all students at Nazareth, Registration and Records (2025) manages “student academic records, courses offered each semester, and the calendar of deadlines and key academic events. The office oversees the official course catalog, grade reports, graduation, verification of enrollment/degrees, and transcripts processing. This is also the place to get various academic forms” (para. 1). Information about transferring credit can also be found through this office. Department of Social Work faculty collaborate with staff from Academic Advisement and Registration and Records Office regarding students transferring from other institutions of higher education; graduate students should peruse this webpage. The programs only accept field education and practice course transfer credits from other CSWE-accredited or candidacy social work programs.

Course credits and course waivers are not granted for life or work experience. Such experience cannot be substituted for social work fieldwork or foundation coursework. Human service courses are treated as electives and are not substituted for social work courses. This policy reflects adherence to Council on Social Work Education policies.

Student Accessibility Services at Nazareth (2024) “ensures students with temporary and permanent disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities across campus” (para. 1). The Office coordinates appropriate accommodations, support services, and referrals for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Please access the services available to you through the Nazareth Office of Academic Advisement and Nazareth Center for Life’s Work. Academic advisement incorporates professional and life goals into the “reflective process of planning a student’s education, keeping in mind the University’s academic policies and degree requirements” (Nazareth University Academic Advisement, 2025, para. 1).

Nazareth’s Health and Counseling (2024) services are diverse and typically free to you as a Nazareth student; health services include a “wide array of primary care services” and counseling services focus upon “short-term, solution-focused, on-campus mental health treatment” Please visit the website to schedule an appointment or learn more.