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Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) is an accredited public historically Black university located in the historic Pontchartrain Park neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. As a vital member of the Southern University System, SUNO is acclaimed for its pioneering Millie M. Charles School of Social Work, its FEPAC-accredited undergraduate Forensic Science program, its innovative Master of Arts in Museum Studies, and its deep commitment to urban community empowerment.
SUNO operates across two campuses: the Park Campus and the Lake Campus on Lake Pontchartrain. It comprises the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Administration, the College of Education and Human Development, and the Millie M. Charles School of Social Work. The university houses state-of-the-art forensic DNA laboratories, cybersecurity learning suites, and the Center for African and African American Studies.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school core GPA (minimum 2.0) and completion of standard college preparatory coursework (test-optional). The Master of Social Work (MSW) program requires an accredited bachelor's degree with a 2.5+ minimum GPA (3.0 for Advanced Standing), personal essays on social justice, and professional references.
CSWE-accredited MSW program specializing in children, youth, and families or health/mental health, providing 900+ hours of supervised clinical social work across New Orleans healthcare and community agencies.
FEPAC-accredited degree providing rigorous training in forensic DNA typing, trace evidence microscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and courtroom expert testimony.
Applied graduate degree covering enterprise database management, cloud systems architecture, cybersecurity defense, and artificial intelligence applications for business intelligence.
The only master's program in museum studies at an HBCU, preparing curators, archivists, and museum directors with hands-on exhibitions across New Orleans' vibrant museum community.
Advanced program examining restorative justice, juvenile delinquency interventions, law enforcement policy reform, and empirical criminological research methodologies.
Community research fellowship investigating long-term psychological recovery, climate disaster displacement, and healthcare access in historic African American neighborhoods in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Executive Vice President-Chancellor
Office of the Chancellor
Dr. Ammons leads Southern University at New Orleans, a veteran higher education executive with extensive experience driving university enrollment growth, progra...
View researcher profile ↗Dean & Professor of Social Work
Millie M. Charles School of Social Work
Dr. Russell oversees CSWE-accredited social work education, investigating trauma-informed clinical care, urban social welfare policies, and health disparities i...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Natural Sciences & Environmental Biology
Department of Natural Sciences
Dr. Kambhampati conducts research in phytoremediation of heavy metal soil contaminants, wetland plant ecophysiology, and environmental toxicology education for ...
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