Advanced Standing Online MSW

Advantages

• Advanced Standing allows you to complete the MSW online program in less time reducing credit-hours from 60 to 45 saving you time and money
• We provide field placements near your community within the United States, not including U.S. territories
• The online curricular, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse prepares you to become a licensed clinical social worker
• Beginning Fall 2024, the Children, Youth and Families (formerly Welfare of Children & Families) pathway prepares you to support children, adolescents, and adults.
• You can balance a career and an MSW degree with the Online program with our part-time option 
• 96% of U-M MSW graduates looking for jobs are employed

Admission Requirements

• Attained an undergraduate degree with a major in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE),the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) or from a program that was in candidacy status for this accreditation at the time the degree was awarded.
• Maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above in the equivalent of the final two years of undergraduate study.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status required.
• Undocumented and DACAmented students must reside within the U.S.
• Completed undergraduate degree within ten years of the expected completion of the MSW degree.

Program Requirements

• Admission to the MSW program.
• Students will complete a 45 credit hour program including 12 credits of field instruction (672 clock hours). Field instruction must be completed in the United States, not including U.S. territories.
• You will complete coursework in the Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse which prepares you to become a licensed clinical social worker, or beginning Fall 2024, Children, Youth, and Families, which prepares you to support children, adolescents, and adults.
• Transfer students may be eligible to participate in the online MSW program.

• Students in the full-time online program must be available for primarily day/weekday courses, as well as fieldwork during regular day/weekday hours. Students in the part-time online program will have evening/weekend courses available, but must be available for fieldwork during regular day/weekday hours.

• Students admitted to the MSW Program must complete all MSW degree requirements within four years of their first term of enrollment.

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Curriculum Schedule

View curriculum terms and credit hours.

Financial Aid

For information please refer to the MSW Guide to Financial Aid. Students may apply for grants, scholarships, and other forms of financial aid for the semesters they are enrolled in master's level online courses through the School of Social Work. Students should submit the SSW Financial Aid Application at the time of application to the MSW Program.