Our online Advanced Standing MSW combines practice, research, theory, policy and field education to prepare you for clinical and macro-level practice. Our competency-based curriculum is the first in the nation to be approved by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). It is designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to advance key social justice issues, examine your own perceptions of diversity and become more culturally-aware and inclusive in your role as a social work professional.
The online advanced standing MSW is a 39 credit, 20 month program*. If you earned a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from a CSWE-accredited program within the past seven years, you will automatically receive advanced standing.
Below are sample advanced-standing patterns of enrollment for each of our paths of study.
Year One
Semester One (7 credit hours)
- SASS 547 – Problem Identification, Screening and Assessment/Diagnosing (3 credit)
- SASS 549 – Theory/Practice Approaches in Direct Practice Social Work (3 credits)
- SASS 551 - Online Community Collaborative Practice (1)
Semester Two (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 542 – Evaluating Programs and Practice (3 credits)
- SASS 566 – Assessing and Engaging Communities for Social Change (3 credits)
- SASS 457 – Advanced Field Seminar and Organizational Theory and Practice (1 credit)
- SASS 653A - Field Education III – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Three (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 531 – Collaboration and Strategic Partnerships (3 credits)
- SASS 561 – Community Practice Policy: Analyzing and Changing Social Policy (3 credits)
- SASS 653B - Field Education III – B (1.5 credits)
Year Two
Semester Four (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 425 – Nonprofit Financial Management (3 credits)
- SASS 569 – Planning and Implementing Social Change (3 credits)
- SASS 654A - Field Education IV – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Five (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 407 – Nonprofit Revenue Planning and Development (3 credits)
- SASS 567 – Strategic Power Building with Communities (3 credits)
- SASS 588 - Integrative Seminar (1 credit)
- SASS 654B - Field Education IV – B (1.5 credits)
Total MSW Program Hours: 39 credits
Year One
Semester One (7 credit hours)
- SASS 547 – Problem Identification, Screening and Assessment/Diagnosing (3 credit)
- SASS 549 – Theory/Practice Approaches in Direct Practice Social Work (3 credits)
- SASS 551 - Online Community Collaborative Practice (1 credit)
Semester Two (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 542 – Evaluating Programs and Practice (3 credits)
- SASS 566 – Assessing and Engaging Communities for Social Change (3 credits)
- SASS 457 – Advanced Field Seminar and Organizational Theory and Practice (1 credit)
- SASS 653A - Field Education III – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Three (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 517 – Family System Interventions (3 credits)
- SASS 585 – Social Work with Groups (3 credits)
- SASS 653B - Field Education III – B (1.5 credits)
Year Two
Semester Four (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 540 - Integrated Health and Wellness Specialized Policy (3 credits)
- SASS 579 – Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (3 credits)
- SASS 654A - Field Education IV – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Five (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 550 – Trauma Informed Social Work Practice with Children and Families (3 credits)
- SASS 582 – Social Work with Child Abuse and Family Violence (3 credits)
- SASS 588 - Integrative Seminar (1 credit)
- SASS 654B - Field Education IV – B (1.5 credits)
Total MSW Program Hours: 39 credits
Year One
Semester One (7 credit hours)
- SASS 547 – Problem Identification, Screening and Assessment/Diagnosing (3 credit)
- SASS 549 – Theory/Practice Approaches in Direct Practice Social Work (3 credits)
- SASS 551 - Online Community Collaborative Practice (1 credit)
Semester Two (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 542 – Evaluating Programs and Practice (3 credits)
- SASS 566 – Assessing and Engaging Communities for Social Change (3 credits)
- SASS 457 – Advanced Field Seminar and Organizational Theory and Practice (1 credit)
- SASS 653A - Field Education III – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Three (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 579 – Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (3 credits)
- SASS 540 - Integrative Health and Wellness Specialized Policy (3 credits)
- SASS 653B - Field Education III – B (1.5 credits)
Year Two
Semester Four (7.5 credit hours)
- SASS 562 – Social Work Interventions in Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse (3 credits)
- SASS 583 – Social Work Practice in Mental Health: Adults (3 credits)
- SASS 654A - Field Education IV – A (1.5 credits)
Semester Five (8.5 credit hours)
- SASS 564 – Social Work Practice in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (3 credits)
- MSW Elective (3 credits)
- SASS 588 - Integrative Seminar (1 credit)
- SASS 654B - Field Education IV – B (1.5 credits)
Total MSW Program Hours: 39 credits
Please note that the sample patterns of enrollment on this page reflect the curriculum for students entering in fall 2024 and are subject to change in future terms. Our faculty may make enhancements or adjustments to the curriculum in future terms.