Format Options

What does it look like?

• All courses offered online with the exception of field placement/internship
• All courses are synchronous (live virtual) mixed with some asynchronous (independent) work
• We believe that live, virtual classes are essential to prepare students for advanced level social work practice
• Small class sizes to nurture meaningful professional development

What does it look like?

• Key practice courses and field seminars (a little over 50% of all courses) are offered in person on our beautiful main campus
• In-person courses are offered on Saturdays (with the exception of concentration year field seminar on Thursday evenings)
• The remaining courses are offered online in synchronous (live virtual) format mixed with some asynchronous (independent) work
• Small class sizes to nurture meaningful professional development

This option works great for students who are:

• self-motivated
• comfortable navigating technology
• available to attend live, virtual class sessions during M-Th late afternoons and evenings (between 4 PM and 9 PM)
• residing outside the Greater Rochester region

This option works great for students who are:

• interested in developing, practicing, and refining their skills in key social work practice courses in an in-person environment 
• available to attend in-person courses on Saturdays and the remaining live, virtual online courses in late afternoons and evenings (between 4 PM and 9 PM) – this format is more likely to accommodate working students
• residing within the Greater Rochester region

What does it look like?

• Enables students to complete their MSW degree requirements in:

• ~2 years for students in the regular standing program; or
• ~1 year for students with a BSW degree who meet criteria for the advanced standing status.

• Available in both fully online and in-person with online components program format

What does it look like?

• Enables students to complete their MSW degree requirements in:
• ~4 years for students in the regular standing program; or
• ~2 years for students with a BSW degree who meet criteria for the advanced standing status.
• Available in both fully online and in-person with online components program format

This option works great for students who are:

• able to devote a significant amount of time each week to complete rigorous graduate level course assignments

This option works great for students who are:

• working full-time or who have other circumstances and responsibilities that would make it challenging to attend school full-time

What does it look like?

• 60 credit hours

What does it look like?

• 38 credit hours

This option works great for students who:

• Have earned an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than social work or who may have a BSW degree but do not meet all criteria for the rigorous advanced standing program

This option works great for students who:

• Have earned a BSW degree and meet the following requirements:
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0
• BSW from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program earned within the past 5 years (this can be extended to 8 years with evidence of post-BSW work experience) 
• Successful completion* of three preparatory courses prior to beginning concentration level courses:
• AS Seminar I (3 credits)
• AS Seminar II (2 credits)
• Psychopathology (3 credits)