Master of Social Work

Saint Leo University’s Graduate Studies in Social Work program is an innovative program designed for the busy professional. Classes are attended via webcam and are presented online. This technology allows for face-to-face interaction in the convenience of your own home.

The Master of Social Work program’s mission is to prepare students with the specialized knowledge and skills needed to be culturally competent and ethical social workers in advanced social work practice.

About the Master of Social Work

At this time the Online Master of Social Work program is offered only for residents of Virgina, Georgia and Florida. The MSW program is a two year 62 credit hour program. A one year 32 credit hour advanced standing program will be offered to those who have completed a BSW degree from a CSWE accredited program within the last five years.

The first year of the program is the 30 credit hour foundation year. The second year is the concentration year and it is 32 credit hours. We offer two areas of concentration; the advanced clinical practice concentration and the management concentration. The advanced standing students will complete only the concentration year curriculum.

Graduates are prepared to be leaders in management and advanced clinical social work practice serving all areas of the population, in particular the increasing aging population, military personnel and the workforce population.

Accreditation of the Master of Social Work

The program is undergoing the accreditation process with the CSWE which will take approximately 3 years. We are currently seeking approval for candidacy status in June of 2010. If we receive candidacy in June, 2010, anyone who graduates from the MSW program will be considered having graduated from a CSWE accredited MSW program, including those who enter in Fall, 2009. Those who enter the program during candidacy are eligible to take the clinical social work licensure exam and apply for jobs which require the MSW degree. Each student is responsible for checking with his/her state licensing board to see if this program meets the criteria for receiving a license in clinical social work in that state.

Our undergraduate Social Work Program has been continuously accredited since 1983.