Sioux Center, Iowa — A northwest Iowa institution of higher learning has announced a partnership.
Dordt University officials in Sioux Center tell us they will partner with Mid-Atlantic Christian University (MACU) of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to help their students fast-track a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
Mid-Atlantic Christian students who are earning a Bachelor of Science degree in counseling and psychology may be eligible for credit at Dordt toward a Master of Social Work.
Dr. David King, professor of counseling at MACU says, “The partnership will allow MACU grads, interested in social work, to streamline the process of getting into the field. This will add more Christian social workers to the workforce and allow our students to become productive members of society sooner.”
Joe Bakker, dean for online, graduate, and partner programs at Dordt says Dordt’s MSW program integrates Christian values that teach social workers how to serve and minister to their clients as image-bearers and to share the grace of the gospel.
He adds, “Students graduating from other Christian universities are looking for that faith-integration as they look for a MSW program.”
Dr. Erin Olson, director of Dordt’s MSW program, says she appreciates the opportunity to work with MACU as well as other partner schools and to hear about the work they are doing in preparing students for work in human services and other helping professions.
