Program Overview

The M.S.W. 60 credit hour program is available on a full or part time basis, including 12 credit hours of field education. The curriculum incorporates a focus on CSWE core competencies. Advanced standing status, a 38 credit program with 8 field education hours, is for those who successfully completed a B.S.W. degree at a CSWE accredited program and meet other admission criteria. You may apply for the hybrid advanced standing program if eligible. Course requirements are available online.

Application Deadlines

• February 1 (spring/summer: advanced standing full time; weekend hybrid part time)
• March 15 (fall: advanced standing part time, regular standing full or part time, weekend hybrid part time)
• October 15 (winter: regular standing part time; weekend hybrid part time)

The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you previously applied to GVSU. Please email ssw@gvsu.edu if you have any questions regarding application deadlines.

Why Study Social Work at Grand Valley?

Students will:

• become a culturally competent practitioner in a complex society through field education and practice;
• be prepared to engage in grassroots, political, and community organizing, as well as electoral politics;
• become a skilled practitioner capable of assuming leadership and scholarly professional roles in regional, state, national, and global communities;
• contribute to the ongoing development of professional social work knowledge and practice through research and scholarly inquiry that employs state-of-the-art technology; and
• earn a degree that is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.