32-Month
Designed for those who work full time, the 32-Month option allows students to earn an MSW degree over a 32-month period through evening, weekend, and summer study. This pathway is open only to new first-year MSW students who have at least three years of professional or business experience working with people. Students in each entering cohort take their first year of courses together. They also participate in a Practice Lab during the first two semesters that prepares them for the practicum placement, which begins in the third semester. Courses and practicum placements are scheduled during evenings and weekends, leading to the MSW degree in 32 months. The period of study for this option is eight semesters including summer, with 1,100 hours of practicum education.
This pathway is available at our Washington Square campus.
Sample Course of Study
Generalist Practice
Year One
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment I | 3 |
| Social Welfare Programs and Policies I | 3 |
| Social Work Practice Lab I | 1 |
| Total Credits: | 7 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment II | 3 |
| Diversity, Racism, Oppression, and Privilege | 3 |
| Social Work Practice Lab II | 2 |
| Total Credits: | 8 |
| Summer | Credits |
|---|---|
| Social Work Research I | 3 |
| Social Work Practice I | 4 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month I | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 10 |
Year Two
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| Practice with Groups | 3 |
| Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month II | 2 |
| Total Credits: | 8 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment III | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month III | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 9 |
Specialized Practice
| Summer | Credits |
|---|---|
| Social Work Practice III | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month IV | 2 |
| Total Credits: | 6 |
Year Three
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| Elective | 3 |
| Social Work Research II | 3 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month V | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 9 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| Advanced Social Policy | 3 |
| Social Work Practice IV | 3 |
| Practicum Instruction 32-Month VI | 2 |
| Total Credits: | 8 |
Sequential courses are designed to be taken in order. Students are responsible for following their designated curriculum guide and cannot take these courses out of their designated order unless otherwise indicated by their academic advisor.