Student Resources and External Links

Below are curated resources to support your academic work, career
planning, and navigation of UMBC’s university services.

Career Resources

• UMBC Undergraduate Academic Affairs — advising, academic support, and resources for
  undergraduate students at UMBC.
• Universities at Shady Grove — information about UMBC’s satellite campus
  in Montgomery County, Maryland.
• University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work — home of the MSW and PhD
  programs available to UMBC BSW graduates.
• The Social Work Career Center — job listings, career advice, and
  professional development resources from NASW.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW) — the largest professional social work
  membership organization in the United States.
• NASW Code of Ethics — the ethical standards that guide
  professional social work practice.
• The New Social Worker Online — a career magazine for social work
  students and recent graduates covering job searching, licensure,
  and professional development.
• Social Work Job Bank — a national job board specifically for social work
  positions across practice settings.
• Undergraduate Research at UMBC — opportunities and resources
  for students interested in research experience during their
  undergraduate studies.
• NASW Maryland Student Resources — resources and events for social work students
  from the Maryland chapter of NASW.
• Social Work Occupational Data (Bureau of Labor Statistics) — national data on social work employment, salaries, job
  outlook, and work settings.
• Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners — the state licensing
  board for social workers in Maryland, including information on
  LBSW, LMSW, LCSW-C, and LCSW-C licensure requirements.

Academic Resources

• Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery — UMBC’s main library, offering research
  databases, study spaces, and librarian support for students.

Using APA Style

Social work courses require APA-formatted papers and citations. The
following resources will help you format your work correctly.

• APA Style Basics Tutorial — an interactive tutorial from the
  American Psychological Association covering citations, references,
  and formatting fundamentals.
• How to set up an APA-formatted document in Microsoft Word (YouTube, opens in new tab) — a
  step-by-step video guide for formatting a Word document to APA
  standards.
• APA Style Walk-Through Lecture (YouTube, opens in new tab) — a lecture-format video walking
  through APA citation and formatting rules in detail.

University Resources

• UMBC Undergraduate Catalog — the official record of degree requirements, course descriptions,
  academic policies, and program information.
• Undergraduate Admissions — information for prospective and newly admitted
  students applying to UMBC.
• Office of the Registrar — registration, transcripts, academic calendars, and enrollment
  verification.