M.S.W. Program

Graduate Program

The MSW Program seeks to advance the aims of the profession through education for excellence in advanced clinical social work practice. The program offers two specializations: Child and Family and Health/Mental Health. The Child and Family Specialization has a Sub-specialty in School Social Work. Both specializations utilize ecological and systems theories as a base though they draw upon other theories including developmental and life stage theories. Three major integrative themes undergird the curriculum: Afrocentric Perspective, Humanistic Values, and Autonomous Social Work Practice Roles. The MSW Program is offered in three plans of study:

The two-year, full-time Plan of Study (59 Semester Credit Hours)

The three-year, part-time Plan of Study (59 Semester Credit Hours)

The Advanced Standing Plan of Study (38 Semester Credit Hours)

Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission to the two-year, full-time Plan of Study or the three-year, part-time Plan of Study must:

• Be a graduate of an accredited four-year college or university;
  
  
• Have a baccalaureate degree that reflects a broad liberal arts base to include:
  
  
  • Fifteen (15) semester credit hours in the social, behavioral or psychological sciences;
  • Three (3) semester credit hours in human biology;
  • Three (3) semester credit hours in the humanities or mathematics.
    
    
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale based on official college or university transcript;
  
  
• Submit an application to the University Office of Admission no later than March 15 for enrollment in the beginning cycle of the two-year, full-time or three-year, part-time Plan of Study both of which start in August;
  
  
• Submit three letters of recommendation;
  
  
• Submit an autobiographical statement;
  
  
• Submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Score which must have been taken within the past five years; and
  
  
• Pay a nonrefundable application fee.

Applicants seeking admission to the Advanced Standing Plan of Study must:

• Have a BSW degree from a school of social work accredited by CSWE;
  
  
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale;
  
  
• Submit an application to the University Office of Admissions no later than March 15 for enrollment in the beginning cycle of the Advanced Standing Program which starts in June;
  
  
• Submit three letters of recommendation;
  
  
• Submit an autobiographical statement;
  
  
• Submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score which must have been taken within the past five years; and
  
  
• Pay a nonrefundable application fee.

The MSW program does not give credit for life experiences or previous work experiences.