Advanced Standing Plan of Study
Dominican’s advanced standing option allows students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited institution to complete the MSW in nine months.
Our advanced standing program requires you to complete 30 credit hours of coursework, including 20 hours per week of fieldwork and related field practicum courses (a total of 600 clock hours over two semesters.) You can complete the program in two years of part-time study or nine months of full-time study. You’ll master the fundamentals of the profession: human behavior, community analysis, social welfare, and the nature and dynamics of family systems. You’ll take electives on topics of personal interest, and focus your studies by choosing a track in child welfare, gerontology, military social work, school social work, health and well-being, or working with immigrants and refugees. You’ll be ready for leadership roles in a wide range of social work settings.
Students with a BSW from an accredited social work program will only be considered for the MSW advanced standing program; they may not gain admission into the 60-credit hour program. If students do not meet the admission criteria for the advanced standing MSW program, they may request a meeting with the director of the School of Social Work in order to develop a plan to achieve admission upon reapplication. Advanced standing is limited to graduates of CSWE accredited baccalaureate degree programs or baccalaureate degree programs recognized by CSWE’s International Social Work Degree Recognition and Evaluation Services.
MSW with Advanced Standing program flyer (pdf opens in a new window)
Advanced Standing Full-Time Program: 30 credits (3 credits per course
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester | |
| SWK 610 | Advanced Social Work Practice with Families-Global (prerequisites: SWK 510, SWK 550) |
| SWK 611 | Field Practicum III (prerequisites: SWK 511, SWK 551) |
| SWK 614 | Family Centered Policy in a Global Context (prerequisite: SWK 514) |
| SWK 640 | Mental Health |
| #1 | Track Required Elective |
| Spring Semester | |
| SWK 655 | Community Practice (prerequisites: SWK 510, SWK 550, SWK 610) |
| SWK 651 | Field Practicum IV (prerequisites: SWK 511, SWK 551, SWK 611) |
| SWK 612 | Practice Evaluation (prerequisite: SWK 512) |
| SWK 62X |
Advanced Diversity (one course required) SWK 620 Empowerment Practice with Latinos: Identity, Social Context, and Implications for Practice SWK 622 Negotiating Social, Cultural, and Psychological Borders: Social Work with Immigrant and Refugee Families and Communities SWK 623 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Social Policy SWK 624 A Feminist Approach to Clinical Practice with Individual and Families SWK 625 Race, Gender, and Human Rights in the Guatemalan Context |
| #2 | Track Required Elective |
Advanced Standing Part-Time Program: 30 credits (3 credits per course)
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Fall Semester | |
| SWK 614 | Family Centered Policy in a Global Context (prerequisite: SWK 514) |
| SWK 640 | Mental Health History, Theories and Treatment |
| Spring Semester | |
| SWK 612 | Practice Evaluation (prerequisite: SWK 512) |
| SWK 62X |
Advanced Diversity (one course required) SWK 620 Empowerment Practice with Latinos: Identity, Social Context, and Implications for Practice SWK 622 Negotiating Social, Cultural, and Psychological Borders: Social Work with Immigrant and Refugee Families and Communities SWK 623 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Social Policy SWK 624 A Feminist Approach to Clinical Practice with Individual and Families SWK 625 Race, Gender, and Human Rights in the Guatemalan Context |
| Fall Semester: 2nd year concentration level | |
| SWK 610 | Advanced Social Work Practice with Families-Global (prerequisites: SWK 510, SWK 550) |
| SWK 611 | Field Practicum III (prerequisites: SWK 511, SWK 551) |
| #1 | Track Required Elective |
| Spring Semester | |
| SWK 655 | Community Practice (prerequisites: SWK 510, SWK 550, SWK 610) |
| SWK 651 | Field Practicum IV (prerequisites: SWK 511, SWK 551, SWK 611) |
| #2 | Track Required Elective |
Visit the University Bulletin for course descriptions.