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 or the Canadian Association of Social Work (CASSW). 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 with a grade of C or better.
Students who are admitted as advanced standing students enter in the summer semester with a provisional admission, where they will be required to successfully complete two courses with a B or better and a field education placement in each course in preparation for beginning work as second-year students in the fall semester. Upon successful completion, formal admission will be extended. In the fall semester, they are considered second-year students in the advanced program and are required to take the course of study associated with their concentration and specialization 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 semester 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.
