Master of Social Work

Advanced Standing MSW

Admission Requirements:

Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BA, BS or BSW) within the last five years from a CSWE accredited program.

Submit ALL official transcripts from colleges and universities attended (Regionally accredited colleges and universities only).

Complete and submit a Daemen College graduate school application (Application fee $25.00) and fulfill the admission requirements of the Graduate School at Daemen College.

Complete and submit a 3-4 page typed personal statement that focuses on the following points:

      • Your experience in social work, including volunteer experience.
      • The life experiences that impacted your interest in social work.
      • Your personal qualities will be useful in serving others as a social work professional.
      • Your values will be useful in serving others as a social worker.
      • Your career goals and how social work education will help you achieve these goals.

Have an overall GPA of 3.0 and GPA of 3.2 or higher in major courses such as

      • Social Work Methods I/II
      • Research Methods I
      • Human Behavior in the Social Environment I/II
      • Field Instruction I/II

Provide three letters of reference: 1 letter from the BSW Program Chair; 1 letter from an academic source and 1 letter from a volunteer/community source.

      • Provide a copy of the final evaluations (Field Instruction I and II)
      • Have completed courses in Human Biology and Statistics with a grade of “C” or better
      • A minimum combined, verbal and quantitative, score of 285 or higher (800 on GRE Scores prior to 2012) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within five years prior to application for admission

REQUIRED COURSES

  • SW514 Applied Research and Data Analysis (3)*
  • SW611 Crisis Management w/ Evidenced Based Interventions (3)
  • SW612 Advanced Clinical Practice w/ Evidence-Based Interventions (3)
  • SW617 Psychopathology (3)
  • SW619 Field Instruction III and Seminar (3)
  • SW620 Field Instruction IV and Seminar (3)
  • SW652 Concentration: Children and Families I** (3)
  • SW653 Concentration: Children and Families II** (3)
  • SW680 Social Work Licensure Preparation (0)
  • SW682 Clinical Practice w/ Children (3)
  • Elective Credit (3)

*Entering Advanced Standing students without a second research course, must take this course.

**Concentration: Children and Families I and II

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 30-33 CREDITS

Traditional MSW

Admission Requirements:

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Submit ALL official transcripts from colleges and universities attended (Regionally accredited colleges and universities only).

Complete and submit a Daemen College graduate school application (Application fee: $25.00) and fulfill the graduate admissions requirements of Daemen College.

Complete and submit a 3-4 page typed personal statement that focuses on the following points:

      • Your experience in social work, including volunteer experience.
      • The life experiences that impacted your interest in social work.
      • Your personal qualities will be useful in serving others as a social work professional.
      • Your values will be useful in serving others as a social worker.
      • Your career goals and how social work education will help you achieve these goals.

Provide three letters of reference: 2 from an academic source and 1 from a volunteer experience.

A minimum combined, verbal and quantitative, score of 285 or higher (800 on GRE Scores prior to 2012) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within five years prior to application for admission.

Have an overall GPA of 2.7 or higher.

Have completed courses in Human Biology and Statistics with a grade of “C” or better.

REQUIRED COURSES

  • SW509 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Development (3)
  • SW511 Foundations of Micro/Mezzo Practice (3)
  • SW512 Foundations of Macro Practice (3)
  • SW513 Social Work Research (3)
  • SW514 Applied Research and Data Analysis (3)
  • SW515 Oppression, Power and Change (3)
  • SW516 Social Welfare History, Policy, and Services (3)
  • SW517 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I(3)
  • SW519 Field Instruction I and Seminar (3)
  • SW520 Field Instruction II and Seminar (3)
  • SW602 Child and Family Policy (3)
  • SW612 Advanced Clinical Practice w/ Evidence-Based Interventions (3)
  • SW617 Psychopathology (3)
  • SW619 Field Instruction III and Seminar (3)
  • SW620 Field Instruction IV and Seminar (3)
  • SW652 Concentration: Children and Families I* (3)
  • SW653 Concentration: Children and Families II* (3)
  • SW680 Social Work Licensure Preparation (0)
  • SW682 Clinical Practice w/ Children (3)
  • Elective Credit (6)

*Concentration: Children and Families I and II

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 60 CREDITS

Time Limitation for Degree Completion

The full-time MSW Program may be completed in two (2) calendar years.

The Master of Social Work Program at Daemen College does not award credit for life experience.

Requirements for Graduation

  • Application for Degree: All graduate students are required to file an Application for Degree form with the Registrar’s Office at the onset of the final term of study.  The application is accessible on the Registrar’s web page.
  • Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.