College of Professional Studies
School of Social Work

One-Year Full-Time MSW Program
Advanced Standing Degree Plan (33 Semester Hours):

Summer Before Beginning Program
SWK6500 Social Work Perspectives on Psychopathology	3.0
Total:	3.0
Year 1: Fall Semester
SWK6511/12 Social Work Practice III: Concentration	3.0
SWK6281/82 Research II: Concentration	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWK6750 Field Instruction III: Advanced Internship	3.0
Total:	15.0
Year 1: Spring Semester
SWK 6521/22 Social Work Practice IV: Concentration	3.0
SWK6531/32 Advanced Social Policy: Concentration	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWK6760 Field Instruction IV: Advanced Internship	3.0
Total:	15.0
Program Total:	33.0

NOTE: This program is based on the assumption that students graduated from an accredited BSW program within the past five years and have been granted 27 semester hours of credit toward the MSW degree. If less than 27 hrs of advanced credit were granted the degree plan will require additional course work.

Concentration: Students will select a concentration for the advanced year of the curriculum. Concentrations are: 1) Clinical Practice; or, 2) Management & Community Practice. Students will enroll in the sections of Social Work Practice III & IV and Advanced Social Policy that correspond with their concentration.

School Social Work Sequence:
STUDENTS MUST:

1. Take and pass the Illinois Basic Skills Exam before beginning Fall semester;
2. Complete SWK 5610: Survey of the Exceptional Child before Fall semester (elective course)
3. Enroll in SWK 6410 & 6420: School Social Work: Policy & Practice I, II in fall & spring (electives)

Two-Year Part-Time MSW Program
Advanced Standing Degree Plan (33 Semester Hours):

Summer Before Beginning Program
SWK6500 SW Perspectives on Psychopathology	3.0
Total:	3.0
Year 1: Fall Semester
SWK6511/12 Social Work Practice III: Concentration	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
Total:	6.0
Year 1: Spring Semester
SWK6521/22 Social Work Practice IV: Concentration	3.0
SWK 6331/32 Advanced Social Policy: Concentration	3.0
Total:	6.0
Year 1 Total:	15.0
Year 2: Fall Semester
SWK 6281/82 Research II: Concentration	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWK6750 Field Instruction III: Advanced Internship	3.0
Total:	9.0
Year 2: Spring Semester
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWKxxxx Social Work Elective	3.0
SWK6760 Field Instruction IV: Advanced Internship	3.0
Total:	9.0
Year 2 Total:	18.0
Program Total:	33.0

NOTE: This program is based on the assumption that students graduated from an accredited BSW program within the past five years and have been granted 27 semester hours of credit toward the MSW degree. If less than 27 hrs of advanced credit were granted the degree plan will require additional course work.

Concentration: Students will select a concentration for the advanced year of the curriculum. Concentrations are: 1) Clinical Practice; or, 2) Management & Community Practice. Students will enroll in the sections of Social Work Practice III & IV and Advanced Social Policy that correspond with their concentration.

School Social Work Sequence:
STUDENTS MUST:

1. Take and pass the Illinois Basic Skills Exam before the end of Fall semester, 1st year;
2. Complete SWK 5610: Survey of the Exceptional Child before Fall semester, 2nd year (elective course)
3. Enroll in SWK 6410 & 6420: School Social Work: Policy & Practice I, II in the 2nd year (electives)

For more information about the MSW Program, please contact:
Melissa Yovich-Whattam, 630 844-5292, myovich@aurora.edu,
Director of Graduate Enrollment