Facundo Valdez School of Social Work

Overview

New Mexico Highlands University / Facundo Valdez School of Social Work is located in Las Vegas, NM, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Bilingual/bicultural clinical practice
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Clinical practice

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	133

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

204

Applied

203

Accepted

143

Enrolled

Applying

15

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 540

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

298

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	41.61%
Black or African American	4.36%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	7.72%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.67%
Two or more races	3.02%
Unknown	7.38%

Gender

Male (17%)

Female (82%)

Faculty

40

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 26

Male (11)

Female (29)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Treatment attrition among domestic violence batterers, children's health and mental health, Dejando Huellas: meeting the bilingual/bicultural needs of the Latino mental health patient, impact of culture on the therapeutic process, effects of generational gang involvement on adolescents' future
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9000
Las Vegas, NM  87701
United States

Contact Dr. Cristina Duran
Dean
Email: duranc@nmhu.edu
Phone: 505-260-6183

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