They usually take three or four class-room courses each term, spending one or two days a week in the classroom and three days a week in their field instruction placement. A limited number of qualified students with undergraduate social work degrees from programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education may be granted up to one year's advanced standing for previous study, trimming the time required to complete the MS degree to a year. For more information click here . To top Reduced Residency Program for those employed in a social service agency.
Students take at least two courses each term and spend a year in residence as a full-time student.
For more information click here . They require the same 60 credits and meet all the course and field instruction requirements of the full-time M.S. program. In most options, the student enrolls in the required background courses in the first year, followed by the practice sequence in the two field instruction years.