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MSW Degree Plan
Regular admission students must complete a total of 62 credit hours to receive the MSW degree. These include the following: core requirements (41 hours), concentration electives (15 hours), and unrestricted electives (6 hours). Advanced standing students must complete a total of 36 credit hours. These include the following: core requirements (15 hours), concentration electives (15 hours), and unrestricted electives (6 hours).
For more info check out the Graduate Catalog
Full-Time Regular Track Sequence (62 credit hours) for On-Campus Students
| Fall Semester 1 st Year | Spring Semester 1st Year | Summer Semester 1st Year |
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| • 5319: HBSE: Diagnostic Assessment OR • 5329: HBSE: Organizational Assessment
• 5326: Social Work Practice I: Intervention with Individual OR • 5320: Practice I: Administration |
| Total hrs. for 1 st Year fall: 16 | Total hrs. for 1 st year spring: 13 | Total hrs. for 1 st year summer: 6 |
| Fall Semester 2 nd year | Spring Semester 2 nd year |
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| • 5327: Social Work Practice III: Intervention with Group OR • 5325: Practice III: Challenges and Innovations in Administration
• 5322: Policy
• 5323: Research: Practice Evaluation
• 5324: Practice II: Intervention with Family Systems OR • 5334: Practice II: Resource Development
• Elective (Regular track students take one elective) | • 5612: Direct Practice Field I OR • 5622: Administration Field I
• 5613: Direct Practice Field II OR • 5623: Administration Field II
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| Total hrs. for 2 nd year fall: 12 | Total hrs. for 2 nd year spring: 12 |
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Part-Time Regular Track Sequence (62 credit hours) for On-Campus Students
| Fall Semester 1 st Year | Spring Semester 1 st Year | Summer Semester 1 st Year |
| • 5311: HBSE • 5313: Practice I | • 5317: Research • 5318: HBSE II | • 5310: Policy and Services
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| Total hrs. for 1 st year fall: 6 | Total hrs. for spring 1 st year: 6 | Total hrs. for 1 st year summer: 3 |
| Fall Semester 2 nd Year | Spring Semester 2 nd Year | Summer Semester 2 nd Year |
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| Total hrs. for 2 nd year fall: 7 | Total hrs. for 2 nd year spring: 7 | Total hrs. for 2 nd year summer: 3 |
| Fall Semester 3 rd Year | Spring Semester 3 rd Year | Summer Semester 3 rd Year |
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| Total hrs. for 3 rd year fall: 6 | Total hrs. for 3 rd year spring: 3 | Total hrs. for 3 rd year summer: 3 |
| Fall Semester 4 th Year | Spring Semester 4 th Year |
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| Students will enroll in both SOWK 5622/5623 and have the option of completing the hours during the next semester and graduating in Summer.
• 5612: Direct Practice Field I OR • 5622: Administration Field I
• 5613: Direct Practice Field II OR • 5623: Administration Field II
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| Total hrs. for 4 th year fall: 6 | Total hrs. for 4 th year spring: 12 |
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Full-Time Advanced Standing Sequence (36 credit hours) for On –Campus Students
| Summer Semester | Fall Semester | Spring Semester
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| Total hrs. for summer: 6 (9 if student chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for fall: 12 (15 if student chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for spring: 12 |
Part-Time Advanced Standing Sequence (36 Credit hours) for On-Campus Students
| Summer Semester 1 st Year | Fall Semester 1 st Year | Spring Semester 1 st Year |
| • 5319: HBSE Diagnostic Assessment
• 5329: HBSE Organizational Assessment
• Elective (Advanced Standing students take two electives, and may take them in summer, fall or spring)
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It is recommended that students take both electives in the spring 1 st year, but students may take them in summer, fall. or spring before final field. |
| Total hrs. for 1 st year summer: 3 (6 if students chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for 1 st year fall: 6 (9 if students chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for 1 st year spring: 6 (if students chooses to take both electives at this time) |
| Summer Semester 2 nd Year | Fall Semester 2 nd Year | Spring Semester 2 nd Year |
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| Students will enroll in both sections of field and have the option of completing the hours during the next semester and graduating in Summer.
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| Total hrs. for 2 nd year summer: 3 (6 if student chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for 2 nd year fall: 6 (9 if student chooses to take an elective) | Total hrs. for 2 nd year spring: 12 |