The school offers an advanced standing M.S.W. program for students
who have earned a baccalaureate degree in social work from an
undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education. The baccalaureate degree must have been earned within
the six academic years prior to matriculation in the M.S.W. program.
Advanced standing students complete the program in one year, following
successful completion of any additional courses required to fulfill the
professional foundation. Also, prior to beginning the second-year
advanced program, advanced standing students must have completed an
introductory statistics course covering descriptive and basic
inferential statistical procedures within the last six academic years,
with a grade of C or better.
Students who are admitted as
advanced standing students enter in the summer term with a provisional
admission, where they will be required to complete successfully two
courses with a B or better in each course in preparation for
beginning work as second-year students in the fall term. Upon
successful completion, formal admission will be extended. In the fall
term, they are considered second-year students in the advanced program
and are required to take the course of study associated with their
concentration and cluster choices.
Structured Part-Time M.S.W. Option
There is a structured M.S.W. part-time option available. Students are
required to take a minimum of 6 credits each term and to complete the
program within four years of matriculation.
Advanced
standing M.S.W. students are required to complete the structured
part-time M.S.W. option within two years of matriculation.
