To enroll in these courses, students only need to certify that they have completed a four year college degree in social sciences or a related discipline. Applications for admission will be submitted no later than March 10. Admissions decisions will be completed by the end of May, with subsequent courses being offered only to those admitted. The completion of the pre-admission courses is a requirement for admission. All courses will be taken in a given sequence and no students will be admitted into this program at a later date.
Tuition is subject to change on an annual basis.
The foundation year courses of the Off-Campus Program will be located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the Wilmington class and at Elizabeth City State University for the Elizabeth City class. An effort will be made to offer all of the courses for Off-Campus students on Saturdays but a few courses may need to be offered during the evenings during the week. Advanced year courses will be offered on the ECU campus in Greenville, but efforts will be made to offer some of theses courses by interactive television which will allow students to be located in Wilmington or Elizabeth City. Advanced-standing students will be required to take only four of the foundation year courses. Both years of the MSW curriculum contain field instruction components.