MSW Advanced Standing Students who have earned an undergraduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education may apply for Advanced Standing at Baylor University. If admitted, students can complete their M.S.W. at Baylor in one calendar year, or 35 credit hours of graduate work. Students then begin the concentration year of the M.S.W. program with 15 credit hours in the fall semester. In the spring semester, they are involved in an intensive internship for 35 hours per week in a social work setting.
Students also complete a research project based on their internship.
Some students will complete their internships in the Waco area. The Baylor program also has internships in other areas of Texas and regions of the county, making a wide variety of experiences available to students. One month before graduation, students return to campus for the Capstone Seminar, where they learn from each other, the Baylor faculty, as well as guest faculty about the latest developments in research, theory, and the practice of social work. Preference will be given to those students who completed their undergraduate degrees no more than five years prior to application. If a student needs additional preparation in one or more areas, the student may be required to take one or more first year curriculum courses.