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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 Field placement, which begins in the third semester. Courses and Field 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 Field learning.

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
Field Instruction 32-Month I 3
Total Credits: 10

Year Two

Fall Credits
Practice with Groups 3
Social Work Practice II 3
Field Instruction 32-Month II 2
Total Credits: 8
Spring Credits
Human Behavior in the Social Environment III 3
Elective 3
Field Instruction 32-Month III 3
Total Credits: 9

Specialized Practice

Summer Credits
Social Work Practice III 3
Elective 1
Field Instruction 32-Month IV 2
Total Credits: 6

Year Three

Fall Credits
Elective 3
Social Work Research II 3
Field Instruction 32-Month V 3
Total Credits: 9
Spring Credits
Advanced Social Policy 3
Social Work Practice IV 3
Field Instruction 32-Month VI 2
Total Credits: 8
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