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Admissions MSW
Traditional Master's Program
The College offers a Master of Social Work program, which is normally completed in two years (four semesters) beginning in August of one year and ending 20 months later in April. Sixty-one (61) credit hours of required social work courses and electives are necessary for completion of the program. Students choose either the Clinical Social Work Concentration or the Social Policy and Administration Concentration during the course of their studies.
Please note: Students MUST complete the MSW within FOUR years.
Advanced Standing MSW Program
The College also offers an Advanced Standing Master of Social Work program for applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and who meet certain other specific requirements. Students in the Advanced Standing program complete 39 credit hours of required social work courses and electives, choosing either the Clinical Social Work Concentration or the Social Policy and Administration Practice Concentration.
Please note: Students MUST complete the MSW within FOUR years.
Part-Time and Online MSW Programs
The Part-Time MSW Program is designed to allow students who cannot pursue full-time study to work towards an MSW degree on a structured, time-extended basis. Traditional and Advanced Standing Programs are offered. Students must meet the usual admission requirements of the College of Social Work. To obtain additional information on the Part-Time MSW Program, correspond with the Director of Part-Time and Distance Learning Programs. There are part-time programs located in Tallahassee and at our off-campus locations in Gainesville, Jacksonville and at the FSU Branch Campus in Panama City. At these locations, faculty teaches courses in a face-to-face format, weekends and or evenings. Our online, web-based MSW program is also available to students.For additional information concerning the part time and online MSW programs, please contact the College of Social Work at (850-644-4751; toll-free 800-378-9550) or by email at cstanley@mailer.fsu.edu.