Master of Social Work (MSW) Programs in New York - Campus and Online

The State of New York has 23 schools that currently offer Master of Social Work (MSW) programs with various structures and formats. All of the schools in New York that have MSW programs offer at least one track for traditional students, which is the designation for MSW programs that do not require a bachelor’s degree in social work in order to be eligible for admission. In addition, all 23 New York schools with MSW programs have at least one advanced standing track designed specifically for students who hold a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an undergraduate program that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

There are also five schools in New York that offer One-Year Residency (OYR) programs, which are traditional MSW programs designed for human service professionals who are currently employed in a social work setting and are thus able to complete credited internships at their place of employment.

All of the schools that currently offer MSW programs in the State of New York have programs that are either fully or partially campus based. Partially campus-based programs, commonly referred to as hybrid programs, provide students with a mix of on-campus classes and online instruction, but are generally not a practical option for students who live beyond commuting range of the campus on which the program is offered. There are also eight New York schools that have online MSW programs. These are defined as programs that provide all or most of their instruction online and that do not require students to attend more than two campus visits per year.

The 23 colleges and universities in New York that offer MSW programs are all fully accredited by the CSWE, as is noted in the list below.

• Adelphi University (Accredited)
• Binghamton University, State University of New York (Accredited)
• College at Brockport, State University of New York (Accredited)
• The College of Saint Rose (Accredited)
• College of Staten Island (Accredited)
• Columbia University (Accredited)
• Daemen College (Accredited)
• Fordham University (Accredited)
• Hunter College, City University of New York (Accredited)
• Keuka College (Accredited)
• Lehman College, City University of New York (Accredited)
• Long Island University Post and Long Island University Brooklyn Collaborative (Accredited)
• Nazareth College of Rochester (Accredited)
• New York University (Accredited)
• Nyack College (Accredited)
• Roberts Wesleyan College (Accredited)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook (Accredited)
• Syracuse University (Accredited)
• Touro College (Accredited)
• University at Albany, State University of New York (Accredited)
• University at Buffalo, State University of New York (Accredited)
• Yeshiva University (Accredited)
• York College, City University of New York (Accredited)

The MSW programs offered by each of the schools listed above are detailed in the sections below. Programs are grouped based on whether they are designed for traditional students or for BSW program graduates (i.e., those eligible for advanced standing status). Within these groupings, campus-based and hybrid programs are separated from programs that are offered online. For convenience, campus-based programs are also grouped by region within each section.

• Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in New York
• Traditional Online MSW Programs in New York
• Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Programs in New York
• Advanced Standing Online MSW Programs in New York
• Directory of All MSW Programs in New York

Traditional MSW Programs in New York

There are 23 schools in New York that offer CSWE-accredited MSW programs in a traditional format for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field or discipline from a regionally accredited college or university. Eight of these schools have online program options for traditional students.

Traditional MSW programs are full-length master’s programs that do not require applicants to have majored in social work or to have earned a bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW). These programs typically require a commitment of two years (four or five semesters) from students who enroll full-time. Students who choose to earn their degree on a part-time basis typically graduate in three to four years. As part of a traditional MSW program, students are required to engage in a minimum of 900 hours of field education, a signature pedagogy in social work that involves experiential learning under the supervision of a qualified social worker at an agency or organization where social work services are provided. Site-based field education is required of students in both campus-based and online MSW programs.

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in New York

The 23 CSWE-accredited schools that offer traditional MSW programs in a campus-based and/or hybrid format are detailed below. For convenience, programs are grouped into the following regions of New York:

• Capital District
• Central New York
• New York City Metropolitan Area
• Mid-Hudson Region
• Western New York

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in the Capital Region

The College of Saint Rose in Albany offers a traditional Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) program that has full accreditation from the CSWE and is largely equivalent to an MSW program. Students in the program receive training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work through an advanced generalist curriculum with a Health and Well-being focus. The program’s traditional track consists of 62 credits that can be completed in two years of full-time study or three to four years by students who enroll on a part-time basis. Traditional students are required to engage in a minimum of 900 hours of field education while earning their degree. The MSSW program offered by The College of Saint Rose holds daytime, evening, and weekend classes and offers some of its coursework online.

The University at Albany, State University of New York (UAlbany) offers a traditional, campus-based MSW program through its School of Social Welfare. Traditional students in the program complete a full-length, 60-credit graduate curriculum that includes two 500-hour field internships for a total of 1000 hours of field education. The program has a Clinical Practice concentration and a Macro Practice concentration. Students in either concentration can choose an optional specialization in Aging. The Clinical Practice concentration also has an optional Mental Health specialization. The program is designed to be completed in two years of full-time enrollment. It also has a four-year completion plan for students who would prefer to earn their degree on a part-time basis.

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in Central New York

Binghamton University, State University of New York offers a traditional MSW program in two campus-based formats. The Binghamton program, which is offered through the university’s Department of Social Work, has a traditional MSW program with a full-time, two-year track that is fully campus based, as well as a part-time track that takes 3.5 years to complete and that utilizes a hybrid blend of on-campus and online instruction. The program’s curriculum provides training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work through an Advanced Generalist Practice specialization. Traditional students are expected to complete 64 credits prior to graduating, including a minimum of 1000 hours of field education.

Nazareth College of Rochester has its main campus in Rochester and a satellite campus in the Central New York city of Watertown. The Social Work Department at Nazareth College offers a campus-based MSW program that students can attend at the Watertown campus in Jefferson County. Students in the program choose from three specialization options: Play Therapy; Trauma-Informed Care; and Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health. The program has a traditional track that consists of 60 credits and includes of 900 hours of field education. Students in the Watertown program can complete all of their coursework on campus or enroll in hybrid courses that blend online and campus-based instruction. Students can graduate in two years of full-time enrollment or opt for part-time enrollment and graduate in three or four years.

Syracuse University has a traditional, campus-based MSW program that offers two concentration options: Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP); and Advanced Integrated Practice (AIP). Traditional students in the program complete a 60-credit curriculum that includes two 500-hour field internships. The ACP concentration prepares students for clinical mental health practice, while the AIP concentration is designed for students who are interested in direct practice and leadership in social and human services organizations. Syracuse University’s MSW program is offered through the School of Social Work at the university’s Falk College. It is designed to be completed in two years by students who enroll on a full-time basis. The program also allows for part-time enrollment, which typically leads to graduating in three to four years.

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in the New York City Metropolitan Area

There are 13 colleges and universities in the five boroughs of New York City and in the surrounding metropolitan area, which includes Long Island, that currently offer campus-based MSW programs.

Adelphi University, which has its main campus on Long Island, is one of these schools. The School of Social Work at Adelphi has a traditional MSW program that it offers at its Manhattan Center campus in New York City, as well as at two campus locations on Long Island: its main campus is in Garden City, and its Suffolk Center campus in Hauppauge. All three locations have full-length MSW program tracks for traditional students and a curriculum that provides training and instruction in Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice with four specialization options: Children and Families; Health Across the Life Course; Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma in Context; and Human Service Management and Organizational Leadership. Traditional students in the Adelphi program are required to engage in 1200 hours of field education. The program is offered at all three locations with a 16-month, full-time completion plan that includes a summer session, and a two-year, full-time completion plan that does not include summer classes. Part-time students can earn their degree in three or four years.

Adelphi has two additional traditional program options that are offered on campus in Garden City: an MSW for Human Services Professionals designed for students who have two or more years of professional experience in human/social services; and a Bilingual School Social Work MSW program that confers a certificate in bilingual school social work. The Human Services Professionals program allows students to engage in field education internships at their place of employment and includes a One Year Residency (OYR) seminar. Full-time students can complete the Human Services Professionals program in 2.5 years, while part-time students have three to four years to earn their degree.

The Bilingual School Social Work program includes courses taken through Adelphi’s College of Education and Health Sciences. It has a five-semester, full-time completion plan and allows part-time students to earn their degree in just over three years if they enroll in summer session courses, or in a little more than four years with no summer coursework.

The College of Staten Island (CSI), which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, offers a campus-based MSW program with a traditional track through its Department of Social Work. The program has a Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities (intellectual, physical, sensory, psychiatric, chronic health, and other impairments) specialization that allows students to opt for a Clinical Practice or a Macro Practice concentration. Traditional students complete a 60-credit curriculum that includes two field internships for a total of 1200 hours of field education. Full-time students can complete the program’s traditional track in two years, while part-time students have the option of a three-year or a four-year completion plan. Applicants to the MSW program are expected to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a four-point scale or higher from their bachelor’s degree program and a passing grade in a college-level statistics course.

Columbia University offers a campus-based MSW program through the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW). The program has a 60-credit track for traditional students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field or discipline. The MSW program gives students the option of four specializations: Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice; Advanced Generalist Programming & Practice; Policy Practice; and Social Enterprise Administration. Within these four specializations, students have the option of pursuing an Accelerated Policy Practice track or a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) track. In addition, students can choose from seven field-of-practice concentrations: Aging/Gerontology; Contemporary Social Issues; Family, Youth, & Children’s Services; Health, Mental Health, & Disabilities; International Social Work and Services to Immigrants and Refugees; School-Based and School-Linked Services; and World of Work. Traditional students in the CSSW program are required to complete 1200 hours of fieldwork and can graduate in 16 months of year-round enrollment, two-years of full-time enrollment with no summer session coursework, or in three to four years of part-time enrollment.

Columbia’s CSSW also offers a One-Year Residency (OYR) for Working Professionals (Reduced Residency) MSW program that is designed for students who are employed at human and social service agencies or other non-profit organizations that provide social services. OYR program applicants must have a minimum of two years of professional experience in the human services sector. Students who qualify for this program option earn their MSW degree over three years, during which they complete all or most of their field internship requirements at their place of employment. The One-Year Residency for Working Professionals (Reduced Residency) MSW program is a traditional program that requires students to earn 60 credits, including at least 900 hours of field education.

Fordham University’s School of Social Service has a traditional, 66-credit MSW program that it offers at its Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan as well as at Molloy College in Rockville Centre on Long Island. The program has an Advanced Integrative Practice curriculum that provides training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work and requires traditional students to engage in 1200 hours of fieldwork. Students in the program can choose from four focus areas: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy. Students who attend the Lincoln Center campus program in Manhattan take all of their courses on site. The Molloy College Collaborative program has both a campus-based option (in which students take face-to-face classes at Lincoln Center and Molloy College) and a hybrid option that combines on-site classes at Molloy College with online instruction. Full-time students can complete the traditional MSW program track in as few as 16 months, while students who opt for part-time enrollment generally take three to four years to earn their degree.

Hunter College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) public university system, has a campus-based MSW program with several pathways for traditional students to earn their degree. The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College offers a two-year, full-time MSW program with three specializations options: Clinical Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups; Community Organization, Planning, and Development; and Organizational Management and Leadership (OML). Students also have the option of enrolling in an Accelerated full-time MSW program track that takes 18 months to complete and that only offers the Clinical Practice specialization. Both of these program options include 1200 hours of field education. Human service professionals who have at least two years of experience and who are currently employed in the field may be eligible for the Silberman School’s One-Year Residency (OYR) MSW program in which students take five semesters and two summer sessions to earn their degree while completing 900 hours of field education at their place of employment.

Lehman College, a CUNY school located in the Bronx, offers an Advanced Generalist MSW program that prepares students for practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, as well as for administrative, research, and policy practice. The program has two tracks that are available to traditional students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and whose cumulative undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Full-time students can complete the program on a two-year track for which classes meet two evenings per week and three days per week are devoted to field education. Students who would prefer a part-time enrollment plan can opt for Lehman College’s Three-Year Extended track in which students enroll in fewer courses per semester and engage in 15 hours of field education per week. Both tracks require students to earn 65 credits, inclusive of 1200 total hours of fieldwork.

The Long Island University Post (LIU Post) and Long Island University Brooklyn (LIU Brooklyn) Collaborative has a joint MSW program that draws on the resources of LUI Post and LIU Brooklyn and offers courses at both the Post campus in Brookville and the Brooklyn campus in New York City. This is a full-length program in which traditional students complete a 60-credit curriculum, including 1000 hours of field education. The program offers five concentrations: Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors; Child and Family Welfare; Forensic Social Work; Gerontology; and Nonprofit Management. The Nonprofit Management, Gerontology, and Forensic Social Work concentrations give students the option of adding one course to their MSW studies in order to earn a graduate certificate in their area of specialization. Full-time students can complete the LIU Collaborative program in two years; part-time students can choose from three-year and four-year completion plans.

New York University (NYU) offers a traditional MSW program through its Silver School of Social Work. The program has a number of different tracks and enrollment options for traditional students who are able to attend in-person classes at NYU’s Washington Square campus in Manhattan. For traditional students who can commit to full-time enrollment, there is a two-year completion plan and a 16-month accelerated program option that includes summer session coursework. Both options require students to complete 1200 hours of field education. For students who would prefer a part-time program, the Silver School has an Extended enrollment plan that combines two full-time semesters with four, five, or six additional semesters of part-time enrollment and 1100 hours of field education.

Students who have two or more years of professional experience in social work may be eligible for NYU’s Extended One-Year Residence (OYR) MSW program pathway for human services professionals. The OYR pathway can be completed in three to four years and includes a 900-hour field practicum. NYU’s MSW program has a Clinical Practice Social Work with a Social Justice Perspective curriculum.

Nyack College has a campus-based, traditional MSW program with a Clinical Social Work Practice specialization and a Leadership in Organizations & Communities macro practice specialization. Traditional students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and who do not have any prior social work experience can earn their degree by completing 63 credits, including 1050 hours of agency-based fieldwork, in two years of full-time enrollment or up to four years of part-time enrollment. Bachelor’s program graduates who have been employed in a social service setting for a minimum of six months but who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in social work may be eligible for Nyack College’s Experienced and Employed Social Service Practitioners (EESSP) MSW program option. The EESSP program requires students to complete 900 hours of field internships at their place of employment.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University), a SUNY system school located on Long Island, offers a campus-based MSW program that traditional students can attend at Stony Brook’s main campus or at the Stony Brook Manhattan campus in New York City. Both sites offer a curriculum that allow students to choose from three specializations: Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA); Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT); and Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH). Students in the program are required to complete 68 credits, including a minimum of 924 hours of site-based fieldwork. Full-time enrollment in this program leads to graduating in two years, while part-time students generally extend the time to completion by one or two additional years. Students who opt for the Manhattan campus program option are required to take at least one course at the Long Island campus in order to comply with New York State Education Department guidelines.

Touro College has a traditional MSW program that is offered at its main campus in Manhattan and at a secondary campus that is located in Brooklyn. Students who opt for the Brooklyn campus program are required to complete their final semester at the Manhattan campus. The MSW program has a 60-credit track for traditional students and a Clinical Social Work curriculum with specializations in Aging, Military Social Work, and Mental Illness. Traditional students are required to complete 1200 hours of field education while earning their degree. For traditional students, Touro offers several enrollment options. Students can complete the program in two years of full-time enrollment or on a 16-month accelerated pathway that includes a summer session. The program also has three-year and four-year part-time completion plans and a Flex Option that combines online instruction with campus-based classes that are held on Sundays at both the Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses. The Flex Option can be completed in five semesters over two years by students who enroll in one summer session.

Yeshiva University offers an MSW program for traditional students through its Wurzweiler School of Social Work. The program has an Advanced Practice Methods in Clinical, Group, and Community Social Work curriculum that allows students to choose from seven specializations: Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC); Gerontology & Palliative Care; Child Welfare Practice; School Social Work Practice; Creative Arts & Healing; Trauma-Informed Practice; and Social Work Practice with the Military. This program is offered in a fully campus-based format at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in uptown New York City, as well as in a Hybrid Summer Block format in which students begin their studies with a summer session and receive a mix of campus-based and online instruction. Traditional students in the MSW program are required to engage in 1200 hours of field education while earning their degree, which can be done in two years of full-time enrollment or three years of part-time study.

York College, City University of New York, a CUNY system school located in the borough of Queens, has an MSW program for traditional students that is offered in a fully campus-based format. This is a full-time, full-length MSW program that requires traditional students to complete 900 hours of field education over the two years that it takes them to earn their degree. The program has an Advanced Urban Social Work Practice curriculum with a focus on the practice of social work in healthcare settings.

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in the Mid-Hudson Region

Adelphi University offers MSW programs at four campus locations, one of which is the Hudson Valley Center campus in Poughkeepsie. The program has an Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice concentration with four specialization options: Children and Families; Health Across the Life Course; Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma in Context; and Human Service Management and Organizational Leadership. Full-time students can complete the program requirements, which include 1200 hours of field education, in 16 months of year-round study, or in two years without attending summer session classes. Students who opt for part-time enrollment are allotted four years to earn their degree.

Fordham University offers a 66-credit traditional MSW program at its Westchester campus. The program is fully campus based and requires students to complete 1200 hours of site-based field education. The Fordham MSW program has an Advanced Integrative Practice curriculum that prepares students for careers in clinical and/or macro practice social work. Students in the program can choose from four focus areas: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy. Full-time students can complete the traditional MSW program track in as few as 16 months, while students who opt for part-time enrollment generally take three to four years to earn their degree.

New York University (NYU) offers its traditional MSW program at satellite campuses in Westchester County and Rockland County. Full-time traditional students in the program can earn their degree in two years or less, during which they are required to engage in 1200 hours of field education. Traditional students who would prefer part-time enrollment have the option of enrolling full-time for two semesters and completing the rest of the program on a part-time basis in four, five, or six additional semesters. Students who have two or more years of professional experience in a human or social services context can apply for NYU’s Extended One-Year Residence (OYR) MSW program pathway, which is also offered at both satellite campuses. It has a three- to four-year completion time and includes a 900-hour field practicum. The MSW curriculum offered by NYU has a Clinical Practice Social Work specialization with a Social Justice Perspective focus.

Traditional Campus-Based MSW Programs in Western New York

The College at Brockport, State University of New York (SUNY Brockport) offers a traditional MSW program at its Brockport Downtown campus in the city of Rochester. The program has an Advanced Integrated Practice curriculum with a focus on Interdisciplinary Health and Wellness that consists of 60 credits that students must complete in order to graduate. This includes 948 hours of site-based field education. The program’s curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in clinical and/or macro practice social work. Students in the program also have the option of completing a Gerontology Certificate while earning their degree, which adds another 60 hours to the program’s 948 hours of field education. SUNY Brockport’s MSW program is designed to be completed in two years by full-time students or in three years by students who enroll on a part-time basis.

Daemen College in Amherst has a Clinical Practice MSW program with a concentration in Children & Families. The program has a 60-credit track for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field or discipline from an accredited college or university, an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or higher on a four-point scale, and a passing grade of C or better in college-level biology and statistics courses. Provisional admission is available for students who do not meet all the GPA requirements. Daemon’s MSW program curriculum includes 950 hours of field education requirements. Students who enroll on a full-time basis can earn their degree in two years. The program utilizes a hybrid format in which classes are taught in the afternoons and evenings using a mix of campus-based and online instruction.

Keuka College, a non-profit private college located in New York’s Finger Lakes region, has a traditional MSW program that is offered at its main campus in Keuka Park. The program utilizes a hybrid delivery mode in which online coursework is combined with in-person classes. Students in the Keuka College program complete a Clinical Social Work Practice curriculum comprised of 65 credits of graduate coursework. This includes 1000 required hours of field education. Traditional students who opt for full-time enrollment can earn their degree in 20 months, while part-time students generally take 31 months to graduate from the program.

Nazareth College of Rochester offers a traditional MSW program at its main campus in Rochester. The program has three specialization options: Play Therapy; Trauma-Informed Care; and Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health. Traditional students are required to complete 60 credits prior to graduating, inclusive of 900 hours of field education. Courses are offered in a campus-based format and in a hybrid format that combines on-site classes and online instruction. Full-time students can graduate from the program in two years, which includes one summer session. Part-time students have the option of taking three-years or four-years to earn their degree.

Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester offers a MSW program with a full-length, 60-credit track for traditional students and two designated concentrations: Mental Health; and Child/Family Services. The program is offered in a flexible format that allows students to enroll in campus-based courses, online courses, or a mix of campus-based and online courses. Classes are scheduled in the afternoons and evenings. Students are required to engage in 900 hours of field education and can complete all of the program’s academic requirements in two years of full-time enrollment. To be eligible for admission to the program, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York has a campus-based MSW program for traditional students that is offered through the university’s School of Social Work. The program provides training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work with a focus on Trauma-Informed Practice from a Human Rights Perspective. Traditional students complete a 60-credit curriculum that includes 900 hours of field education. The program is designed to be completed by full-time students in four semesters (two years). There is also a part-time enrollment plan that allows students to earn their degree in six semesters (three years).

Traditional Online MSW Programs in New York

Adelphi University offers an online MSW program in which students have weekly virtual class sessions and four-day campus residencies that are held at the school’s main campus in Garden City twice per year, in August and January. (Currently, Adelphi is allowing students to attend these residencies virtually.) Adelphi’s online MSW program has an Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice curriculum with a specialization in Health Across the Life Course. Students in the program are required to engage in 1200 hours of field education at sites approved by the program. This is a part-time online program that is designed to be completed in three years.

Columbia University has an online MSW program for traditional students that does not require any campus visits. Offered through the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW), the online program offers specializations in: Advanced Clinical Practice; Policy Practice; and Social Enterprise Administration. Students can also choose to pursue an Accelerated Policy Practice track or a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) track, and the program has two field-of-practice concentrations that are available to online students: Family, Youth, & Children’s Services; and Health, Mental Health, & Disabilities. The MSW curriculum consists of 60 credits, including 1200 hours of fieldwork that online students can typically complete at a site in their geographical locale. Full-time students in the online program can graduate in two years; part-time enrollment adds one to two years to the total completion time.

Daemen College offers an online MSW program for traditional students that has a Clinical Practice specialization with a concentration in Children & Families. Students in the online program take two courses per eight-week term and engage in 950 hours of site-based field education in order to complete the 60 credits required to graduate. The program is designed to be completed in two years of full-time enrollment. To be eligible for the traditional MSW program track, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, have cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or higher on a four-point scale, and have earned a grade of C or better in college-level biology and statistics courses. Eligibility for admission may be extended on a provisional basis to students who hold a bachelor’s degree but do not meet all of the other requirements.

Fordham University has a traditional MSW program that is offered in a fully online format through its School of Social Service. The 66-credit program has an Advanced Integrative Practice specialization that provides training and instruction in both clinical and macro practice social work. In addition, students in the program choose a focus area from among four options: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy. Students in the MSW program are required to complete two 600-hour field practicums for a total of 1200 hours of site-based training. The program is designed to be completed in as few as 16 months by students who enroll on a full-time basis. Part-time students generally take between three and four years to graduate from the program.

Roberts Wesleyan College offers an online MSW program for traditional students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The MSW program has specializations in Mental Health and in Child/Family Services. Students complete a 60-credit curriculum that includes 900 hours of site-based field education. This program is designed to be completed in two years of full-time enrollment.

Syracuse University offers an online MSW program for traditional students that consists of 60 credits that can be completed in 36 months of part-time enrollment. This is a full-length MSW program that includes 1000 hours of site-based field education but that does not require students to attend any campus visits. Students can opt for a concentration in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or a concentration in Advanced Integrated Practice (AIP). The ACP concentration is designed to prepare students for clinical mental health social work practice, while the AIP concentration provides training and instruction in both clinical and macro practice social work.

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York offers a part-time online MSW program for traditional students through the university’s School of Social Work. This is a fully online program that does not require any campus visits and that encourages students to complete field education requirements at a convenient site near their place of work and/or residence. The curriculum consists of 60 credits, including 900 hours of site-based fieldwork. The program has Trauma-Informed Practice concentration with a focus on practicing clinical and/or macro practice social work from a Human Rights Perspective. The online MSW program is designed to be completed in three years of part-time enrollment.

Yeshiva University offers two online MSW program options through its Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Both options have tracks for traditional students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field or discipline. Students who are interested in an online program that provides for maximum convenience and flexibility have the option of a fully online, asynchronous MSW program. Students who choose this program option receive all of their instruction online and complete an Advanced Clinical Practice curriculum with optional specializations in Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and Gerontology & Palliative Care. Alternatively, the Wurzweiler School has a Live Virtual Classroom program in which students receive their instruction via scheduled online class meetings and have the choice of specializing in Advanced Clinical Social Work or Community Social Work macro practice. Both program options require traditional students to engage in 1200 hours of field education, and both have two-year, full-time enrollment and three-year, part-time enrollment plans.

Advanced Standing MSW Programs in New York

Advanced standing is the designation for MSW program tracks that are designed specifically for students who have successfully completed a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program offered by a school that has accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). CSWE-accredited BSW programs require students to take many of the same foundational social work courses that traditional standing MSW students take during the first year of their MSW program and to complete several hundred hours of field education prior to receiving their BSW degree. Rather than requiring BSW graduates to repeat this coursework and field education at the master’s level, advance standing program tracks provide qualified students with a way to begin their MSW studies with the advanced specialization coursework and field education that comprise the second year of most full-time, traditional MSW programs.

As a result, advanced standing students can earn their MSW in roughly half the time it takes to complete a traditional program, which equates to one year of full-time enrollment or two years of part-time enrollment. The number of field education hours required of advanced standing students varies by program, but MSW students are required to complete at least 900-hours of field education. Advanced standing MSW programs typically have selective admissions with higher minimum GPA thresholds and many require applicants to have earned their BSW degree within the last five to seven years. BSW graduates who do not qualify for advanced standing MSW programs can still earn their MSW by attending a traditional MSW program.

All 23 of the colleges and universities in New York that offer MSW programs have at least one fully or partially campus-based advanced standing MSW program track, and there are eight New York schools that offer online advanced standing MSW programs.

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Programs in New York

Advanced standing MSW programs that are offered in campus-based and hybrid formats by New York schools are grouped by region, under the following designations:

• Capital District
• Central New York
• New York City Metropolitan Area
• Mid-Hudson Region
• Western New York

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Programs in the Capital District

The College of Saint Rose, which is located in Albany, has a campus-based Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) program that is largely the equivalent of MSW program. The program has an advanced standing track for qualified students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. Advanced standing students in the program receive an evaluation upon admission that determines the number of credits they will have complete in order to earn their degree. Most advanced standing students are required to take a minimum of 31, which includes 500 hours of field education. The program has an Advanced Generalist in Health and Well-being curriculum that provides training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work. Classes are held in the daytime and in the evenings, as well as on weekends, with some coursework offered using online instruction. The completion time for advanced standing students is one year of full-time enrollment or two years of part-time enrollment.

The University at Albany, State University of New York (UAlbany) has a campus-based MSW program that is offered in an advanced standing format for qualified students who hold a BSW degree conferred by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last six years. Students who are granted advanced standing status by the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany are eligible to waive up to 21 of the 60 required credits. Advanced standing students are then able to earn their degree in 12 months of full-time enrollment. The program has a Clinical Practice concentration with optional specializations in Aging and Mental Health, and a Macro Practice concentration with an optional specialization in Aging.

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Programs in Central New York

Binghamton University, State University of New York offers a campus-based advanced standing MSW program that has an Advanced Generalist Practice curriculum and admits BSW graduates whose degree was conferred within the last seven years. In addition, applicants to the program are expected to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale, as well as a GPA of 3.0 in the most recent 60 credits of undergraduate coursework. The program, which includes 500 hours of field education, has a campus-based full-time track and a part-time track that blends on campus and online instruction. Students who are granted advanced standing status at Binghamton can be exempted from up to 29 of the 64 credits required to earn the degree. This reduces the completion time for advanced standing students to between one and two years.

Keuka College has an advanced standing MSW program that is offered at the college’s satellite campus in Syracuse. The program is designed for students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. Keuka’s advanced standing curriculum consists of 32 credits, including 500 hours of field education. Students in the program receive training and instruction in Clinical Social Work Practice. Full-time students can complete the advanced standing program track in as few as 11 months; advanced standing students who opt for part-time enrollment follow a 20-month completion plan.

Nazareth College of Rochester has an advanced standing MSW program track that gives students the option of attending classes at the school’s main campus in Rochester or at a satellite campus in the Central New York State city of Watertown. To qualify for advanced standing status, applicants are required to have a BSW degree earned from an undergraduate program that is accredited by the CSWE. The 36-credit advanced standing program track requires students to complete 500 hours of field education. It has a one-year, full-time completion plan and a two-year, part-time completion plan. Students in the program choose from three designated specializations: Play Therapy; Trauma-Informed Care; and Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health.

Syracuse University offers an MSW program with an advanced standing track that is designed for students who completed their BSW degree through a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last ten years. Additionally, advanced standing applicants are required to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in all of their social work major courses. Offered through the School of Social Work at Falk College, the Syracuse MSW program has concentrations in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) and Advanced Integrated Practice (AIP). The ACP concentration is for social workers who want to practice in clinical mental health settings. The AIP concentration provides training for direct practice and leadership in social and human services organizations. Advanced standing students complete 36 credits, including one 500-hour field internship. Full-time students can graduate from the program in ten months. Students who enroll part-time can earn their degree in one to two years.

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Programs in the New York City Metropolitan Area

Currently, there are 13 schools in the New York City Metropolitan Area, which includes the five boroughs of NYC and Long Island, that offer campus-based advanced standing MSW programs.

Adelphi University is a private, non-profit university with its main campus in Long Island’s Garden City. Adelphi offers an MSW program with an advanced standing track at the school’s Manhattan Center location, at its main campus in Garden City, and at its Suffolk Center campus in Hauppauge. The program has an Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice MSW curriculum with four specializations: Children and Families; Health Across the Life Course; Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma in Context; and Human Service Management and Organizational Leadership. BSW graduates whose degree was conferred within the last five years by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program and who achieved a grade of B or better in all of their social work major courses may be eligible for Adelphi’s advanced standing program track. The program, which requires students to engage in 900 hours of field education, can be completed in two semesters of full-time enrollment or four semesters of part-time enrollment.

The College of Staten Island (CSI), a City University of New York (CUNY) system school located on Staten Island, has a campus-based MSW program with an advanced standing track that requires applicants to have earned a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last five years. In addition, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a four-point scale and a passing grade in a college-level statistics course are admissions requirements. The MSW program has a specialization in Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities (intellectual, physical, sensory, psychiatric, chronic health, and other impairments) and two separate tracks: Disability Studies: Clinical Practice; and Disability Studies: Macro Practice. Advanced standing students must complete 32 credits, which includes one 720-hour field education placement. The program’s advanced standing completion time is one year for full-time students and two years for those who opt for part-time enrollment.

Columbia University has a campus-based MSW program with an advanced standing track that is open to BSW program graduates whose degree was conferred by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last five years. Students who are admitted to the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW) advanced standing track are granted waivers for up to 27 of the program’s 60 required credits and are thus able to graduate in one year of full-time enrollment. Advanced standing students begin their MSW studies with a summer session intensive and then move on the program’s advanced level training, which includes one 600-hour field placement. There are four specializations available to campus-based students: Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice; Advanced Generalist Programming & Practice; Policy Practice; and Social Enterprise Administration. Students also have the option of pursuing an Accelerated Policy Practice track or a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) track and can choose from seven field-of-practice concentrations: Aging/Gerontology; Contemporary Social Issues; Family, Youth, & Children’s Services; Health, Mental Health, & Disabilities; International Social Work and Services to Immigrants and Refugees; School-Based and School-Linked Services; and World of Work.

Fordham University offers a campus-based MSW program at its Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan and at Molloy College on Long Island. Both locations have an advanced standing track that requires applicants to hold a BSW degree conferred by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program and to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Students who qualify for advanced standing status can complete their MSW requirements, which include a 600-hour field practicum, in eight months of full-time enrollment or 16 months if enrolled on a part-time basis at either location. The MSW program has a specialization in Advanced Integrative Practice that allows students to choose from four concentrations: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy.

Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus program is fully campus-based, while students who attend the Molloy College Collaborative program have two enrollment options. There is a fully campus-based option in which students take face-to-face courses on both the Lincoln Center campus and at Molloy College, and a hybrid option that combines classes at Molloy College with online instruction. The different programs have all the same graduation requirements.

Hunter College, a City University of New York (CUNY) system school, has an advanced standing MSW program track that requires applicants to hold a BSW degree earned within the last five years from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. Advanced standing applicants are also expected to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale and a GPA of 3.2 or higher in all social work major courses. The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College offers two specialization options to students who qualify for advanced standing status: Clinical Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups; and Community Organization, Planning, and Development. Advanced standing students complete a 36-credit curriculum that includes 900 hours of field education and can graduate in 12 months of full-time enrollment.

Lehman College, which is part of the CUNY system, has an Advanced Generalist MSW program that is designed to prepares students for practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, as well as for administrative, research, and policy practice. The program has an advanced standing track that is open to students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. In addition, advanced standing applicants must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a four-point scale and a 3.2 GPA in their social work major courses. The advanced standing program track is designed for full-time students. Classes meet twice per week in the evenings and students are expected to spend three days engaged in fieldwork (21 hours per week) in order to accrue a total of 600 field education hours prior to graduating. The completion time for advanced standing students is one year.

The Long Island University Post (LIU Post) and Long Island University Brooklyn (LIU Brooklyn) Collaborative offers a joint campus-based MSW program with an advanced standing track for CSWE-accredited BSW program graduates who have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Qualified applicants may have up to 30 of the 60 credits required to graduate waived provided they have a grade of B or better in all of their BSW program courses. The LIU Collaborative program allows students to attend their required courses at either the LIU Post campus in Brookville or the LIU Brooklyn campus in New York City. Students can choose from five concentration options: Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors; Child and Family Welfare; Forensic Social Work; Gerontology; and Nonprofit Management. Three of these concentrations – Nonprofit Management, Gerontology, and Forensic Social Work – provide students with the option of earning a graduate certificate by completing one additional course. Advanced standing students in this program are required to engage in 600 hours of field education and can graduate in one year of full-time enrollment.

New York University (NYU) has an MSW program that is offered through the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. The program has an advanced standing track that requires applicants to have completed a BSW degree through a program that is accredited by the CSWE within the last five years. The program is offered at NYU’s main campus in Washington Square. Students in the program who are granted advanced standing status complete a 32-credit curriculum that includes one 600-hour field practicum. NYU’s MSW program has a Clinical Practice Social Work specialization with a Social Justice Perspective focus. Advanced standing students can complete the degree in two semesters.

Nyack College has an advanced standing MSW program track that is designed for BSW program graduates who earned their degree at a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program and who graduated from that program within the last seven years. The MSW program has two specialization options: Clinical Social Work Practice; and Leadership in Organizations & Communities macro practice social work. Students who are granted advanced standing status can earn their MSW degree in one year of full-time enrollment or in two years of part-time study. This is a 33-credit advanced standing program track that includes 600 hours of field education requirements.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) has an MSW program that is offered at the university’s main campus on Long Island and at the Stony Brook Manhattan campus in New York City. Both locations have an advanced standing track for qualified applicants who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program that was earned within the last five years. Stony Brook’s MSW program has three specialization options: Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA); Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT); and Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH). Advanced standing students complete a 37-credit curriculum that includes 693 hours of field education. Students who enroll on a full-time basis can earn their degree in one year, while part-time enrollment typically extends the time to completion by one or two additional semesters. To comply with New York State Education Department guidelines, students who enroll in the Manhattan campus program are required to take one of their courses at Stony Brook University’s main campus on Long Island.

Touro College has an advanced standing MSW program that is offered at the school’s main campus in Manhattan and at a secondary site in Brooklyn. Students can choose either location but must complete the program’s final semester at Touro’s Manhattan campus. BSW program graduates who attended a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program are eligible to apply for advanced standing status at Touro. Students who are granted advanced standing status complete a 32-credit curriculum that includes 600 hours of field education. The Touro MSW program has a Clinical Social Work curriculum with optional specializations in Aging, Military Social Work, and Mental Illness. Advanced standing students can earn their degree in two to three semesters, depending on the number of courses and field education hours they are able to complete per semester. Touro also offers a Flex Option in which students attend classes once per week on Sundays at either the Manhattan or Brooklyn campus and receive additional instruction online. The Flex Option can be completed in one year, which includes a summer session.

Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work offers an MSW program with an advanced standing track for qualified students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. Advanced standing students are required to complete 30 credits of coursework and field education (600 hours). Students can attend classes on campus at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in uptown New York City or in a hybrid Summer Block format that begins with a summer term and combines campus-based meetings with online instruction. The MSW program has an Advanced Practice Methods in Clinical, Group, and Community Social Work curriculum that allows students choose from seven specializations: Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC); Gerontology & Palliative Care; Child Welfare Practice; School Social Work Practice; Creative Arts & Healing; Trauma-Informed Practice; and Social Work Practice with the Military. Advanced standing students can earn their degree in one year of full-time enrollment.

York College, City University of New York, which is located in Queens and is part of the CUNY system of publicly funded colleges, offers its campus-based MSW program in an advanced standing format for qualified students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program, provided that degree was conferred within the last five years. In addition, applicants must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale and a GPA of 3.2 or higher in all social work major courses. The advanced standing program curriculum is designed for full-time enrollment and it includes 450 required hours of field education. Students in the program receive training in Advanced Urban Social Work Practice with a focus on delivering social work services in healthcare settings. Advanced standing students can earn their degree in one year of full-time study, with classes being offered on weekends and on weekday evenings.

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Program in the Mid-Hudson Region

Adelphi University has a campus-based advanced standing MSW program that it offers at its Hudson Valley Center campus in Poughkeepsie. The program has an Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice curriculum that allows students to pick from four specialization options: Children and Families; Health Across the Life Course; Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma in Context; and Human Service Management and Organizational Leadership. Advanced standing students are required to complete 900 hours of field education and can earn their degree in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time enrollment. To qualify for Adelphi’s advanced standing track, applicants must hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited BSW program that was earned within the last five years with a grade of B or better in all social work major courses.

Fordham University offers its advanced standing MSW program at a satellite campus in Westchester. The program accepts applications from BSW graduates whose degree was conferred by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program. In addition, advanced standing applicants are required to have cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale. Fordham’s MSW program has an Advanced Integrative Practice specialization with four optional areas of focus: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy. The advanced standing track consists of 33 credits and includes 600 hours of field education. Advanced standing students can earn their degree in as few as eight months of full-time enrollment. Students who opt for part-time enrollment can complete the advanced standing curriculum in 16 months.

New York University (NYU) offers an MSW program that has a Clinical Practice Social Work with a Social Justice Perspective curriculum and an advanced standing track for qualified students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program, provided the degree was conferred within the last five years. The program is offered at NYU’s regional campuses in Rockland County and Westchester County. Advanced standing students in the NYU MSW program, which is offered through the Silver School of Social Work, are required to complete one 600-hour, site-based field practicum, which is integrated into a 32-credit curriculum. The total completion time for NYU’s advanced standing MSW program track is two semesters.

Advanced Standing Campus-Based MSW Program in Western New York

The College at Brockport, State University of New York (SUNY Brockport) offers its campus-based MSW program in an advanced standing format for students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program, provided their degree was earned within the last eight years. The Social Work Department at SUNY Brockport prefers advanced standing candidates to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale, but this is not an admissions requirement. Advanced standing students at SUNY Brockport complete a 36-credit curriculum that includes 500 hours of field education. The program has an Advanced Integrated Practice focus with an Interdisciplinary Health and Wellness specialization and an optional Gerontology Certificate that adds 60 hours to the program’s field education requirements. The advanced standing program track offered by SUNY Brockport can be completed in three semesters of full-time enrollment or five semesters of part-time enrollment.

Daemen College’s campus-based MSW program is offered in an advanced standing format for qualified students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program conferred within the last five years. In addition, advanced standing applicants are expected to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a four-point scale and a 3.2 GPA in all BSW major courses. The MSW program has a Clinical Practice curriculum with a focus on Children & Families. Classes are scheduled in the afternoons and evenings and utilize a mix of campus-based and online instruction. Students who qualify for the advanced standing track are credited with up to 30 of the 60 credits required and must engage in 500 hours of field education. Advanced standing students can complete the MSW program in one year of full-time enrollment.

Keuka College offers its Clinical Social Work Practice MSW program in an advanced standing format at its Keuka Park main campus in the Finger Lakes region, as well as at the Victor Campus Center at Finger Lakes Community College in Rochester. Advanced standing students in the program are required to complete 32 credits, which includes 500 hours of field education. Both the Keuka Park campus program and the Victor Campus Center program utilize a hybrid mode of course delivery that provides students with a mix of in-person campus classes and online instruction. Advanced standing students who enroll in the Keuka Park program can earn their degree in 11 months of full-time enrollment or 20 months of part-time enrollment. The Victor Campus Center program is a part-time program that holds class meetings twice per week in the evenings and takes 20 months to complete.

Nazareth College of Rochester has a campus-based MSW program that is offered at a satellite campus in Watertown, NY. The program has an advanced standing track that gives students the option of enrolling in campus-based classes or a mix of online and campus-based classes. To qualify for advanced standing status, applicants are required to have a BSW degree conferred by an undergraduate program that is accredited by the CSWE. Students who are granted advanced standing status complete a 36-credit curriculum that includes 500 hours of field education. The program has specializations in Play Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, and Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health. Advanced standing students can graduate from the program in one-year if they enroll on a full-time basis, or two years if they opt for part-time enrollment.

Roberts Wesleyan College has an MSW program with an advanced standing track that requires applicants to hold a BSW degree that was conferred by a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last five years. In addition, candidates for advanced standing status are expected to have attained a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a four-point scale. The MSW curriculum gives students the option of a Mental Health specialization or a specialization in Child/Family Services. Students in the program can choose to take all of their courses on campus or to enroll in a mix of online and campus-based classes. The program requires advanced standing students to engage in 500 hours of field education and has 11-month and 16-month completion plans.

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York has a campus-based MSW program that it offers in an advanced standing format through the university’s School of Social Work. To be eligible for advanced standing status, applicants are required to hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program, to have earned that degree within the last six years, and to have attained a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. The MSW program curriculum incorporates training in clinical and macro practice social work with a focus on Trauma-Informed Practice and a Human Rights Perspective. It requires advanced standing students to complete 35 credits, including 480 hours of site-based field education. The completion time for the advanced standing track is one year of full-time enrollment. Part-time advanced standing students can earn their degree in 1.5 years.

Advanced Standing Online MSW Programs in New York

Adelphi University has an advanced standing MSW program track that is offered online for students who hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program that was conferred within the last five years, provided those students received a grade of B or better in all of their undergraduate social work major courses. The program has an Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice curriculum with a specialization in Health Across the Life Course. Adelphi’s advanced standing track requires students to complete 32 credits, inclusive of 900 hours of site-based field education. Online students are also required to attend two campus-based sessions per year, each of which lasts for two to four days. (Currently, Adelphi is allowing students to attend these residencies virtually without having to be in person on campus.) The advanced standing online program offered by Adelphi can be completed in 15 months of part-time enrollment.

Columbia University’s online MSW program has an advanced standing track that is designed for BSW graduates who earned their degree within the last five years through a program accredited by the CSWE. The program does not require any campus visits. However, students are required to complete 600 hours of field education at program-approved sites. Advanced standing students are given credit for up to 27 of the 60 credits that are required to earn their MSW. The advanced standing online program begins with a summer session intensive and can then be completed in two semesters by students who are enrolled on a full-time basis. The curriculum features three specialization options: Advanced Clinical Practice; Policy Practice; and Social Enterprise Administration. In addition, students can choose to pursue an Accelerated Policy Practice track or a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) track. Finally, the program has two field-of-practice concentrations that are available to online students: Family, Youth, & Children’s Services; and Health, Mental Health, & Disabilities.

Daemen College offers its MSW in a fully online format with an advanced standing track that requires applicants to have a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited program that was conferred within the last five years, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale, and a GPA of 3.2 or better in all social work major courses. Advanced standing students are credited with up to 30 of the 60 credits that are required to graduate and are thus able to complete the program in one year of full-time enrollment. The program’s curriculum has a Clinical Practice specialization with a focus on Children & Families which includes 500 hours of field education.

Fordham University offers its advanced standing MSW program track in a fully online format that does not require any campus visits. To be granted advanced standing status, applicants must hold a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Students who are granted advanced standing status complete a 33-credit curriculum that includes 600 hours of site-based field education. The program has an Advanced Integrative Practice specialization that combines training in clinical and macro practice social work. It also offers students four area-of-focus options: Individuals and Families; Organizations and Communities; Evaluation; and Policy Practice and Advocacy. Advanced standing students who enroll on a full-time basis can graduate in as few as eight months. Part-time advanced standing students generally take 16 months to earn their degree.

Roberts Wesleyan College has an MSW program that allows students to complete all of their didactic coursework via online instruction. The program has a 38-credit advanced standing track for qualified BSW graduates who earned their degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program, provided their degree was conferred within the last five years. Advanced standing applicants are also required to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale, or to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their last 60 credits of college-level coursework. The MSW program has two specialization options: Mental Health; and Child/Family Services. Advanced standing students are required to complete 500 hours of site-based field education and can graduate with their degree in 11 months or in 16 months, depending on when they start the program and how many credits they earn per term.

Syracuse University’s online MSW program has an advanced standing track that requires applicants to have graduated from a CSWE-accredited BSW program within the last ten years and to have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all of their social work major courses. Students who are granted advanced standing status by Syracuse’s Department of Social Work can earn their MSW degree online in 24 months of part-time enrollment. As part of the 36-credit advanced standing curriculum, students are required to engage in 500 hours of site-based field education. However, the program does not require any campus visits. The MSW program gives students the option of an Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) concentration or an Advanced Integrated Practice (AIP) specialization. Students in the ACP concentration prepare for careers in clinical mental health practice, while the AIP concentration is designed for students who are interested in clinical and macro practice social work.

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York has a fully online, advanced standing MSW program track that requires applicants to have earned a BSW degree from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate program within the last six years. In addition, applicants for advanced standing status should have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a four-point scale. Offered through the School of Social Work, the online MSW program has a Trauma-Informed Practice concentration that provides students with training and instruction in clinical and macro practice social work from a Human Rights Perspective. Advanced standing students must complete 35 credits of coursework, inclusive of 480 hours of site-based field education. This is a part-time program with a 1.5-year completion time.

Yeshiva University has two online MSW program options that it offers through the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, both of which have advanced standing tracks for qualified students who have a BSW degree completed through a program that is accredited by the CSWE. The Wurzweiler School has a fully online, asynchronous MSW program in which students complete online coursework but do not have to attend any scheduled class meetings online. The program has an Advanced Clinical Practice curriculum with optional specializations in Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and Gerontology & Palliative Care. In addition, the Wurzweiler School has a Live Virtual Classroom program in which students attend scheduled class meetings online and have the option of an Advanced Clinical Social Work specialization or a Community Social Work macro practice specialization. Both advanced standing online program options support full-time enrollment, which leads to graduating in one year, and part-time enrollment, which has a two-year completion time. Advanced standing students must complete 600 hours of site-based field education while earning their MSW degree.