The program provides a rigorous intellectual base, an opportunity for effective skill development, and an educational perspective that views human diversity as desirable and enriching to society. Students are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values appropriate to the social work profession, the conceptual base of professional social work, the broad-based research strategies of the field, and the various social work roles and intervention strategies used in social work practice. Students may enroll in the Traditional program full-time (2 years), accelerated part-time (2.5 years), or extended part-time (4 years). We also offer a full time (1 year), accelerated part-time (1.5 years), or extended part-time (2 years) advanced-standing program.
Students are not required to have a bachelor’s degree in social work or any other specific major in order to be considered for admissions to the Traditional MSW program, but they should have earned a bachelors degree and completed a minimum of eight social science classes prior to admissions. Social science classes include but are not limited to psychology, speech communication, women’s studies, political science, gerontology, criminal justice, anthropology, diversity, African American studies, human development, economics, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Student that do not have a minimum of eight social sciences classes may submit a petition with their application materials demonstrating how they have learned commensurate social science content elsewhere. The minimum required GPA for admissions to the Traditional MSW program is an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
| Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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