Master of Social Work (Advanced Standing)

Wichita State’s Master of Social Work (MSW) is a fully accredited program, with an emphasis in advanced generalist practice, designed to help you advance your career or enter the social work profession at an advanced professional level. The program combines quality classroom instruction and applied learning in community and state agencies throughout Kansas’ largest city. At Wichita State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation. he regular MSW program consists of 63 credit hours, including 47 credit hours of classroom work and 16 credit hours of supervised practicum. The advanced standing program consists of 37 credit hours, including 29 credit hours of classroom work and eight credit hours of supervised practicum.

Admission to the program requires:A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institutionEvidence of a liberal arts background from an accredited college or university prior to enrollmentA minimum 2.75 GPA based on the last 60 hours of courseworkCompleted applications to both the MSW program and the WSU Graduate School.