Program Options
Why Choose Social Work?
The Master of Social Work Program (MSW) at Fayetteville State University (FSU), prepares you for advanced social work practice and leadership with a focus on issues concerning children, families, the military, mental health and misuse substance. The program is designed to prepare you to practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in rural, urban and military settings. You will be prepared to utilize ethical and evidence based practice in prevention, treatment, intervention, clinical practice, research, and administration activities that promote human well-being. The program also seeks to equip you with knowledge, skills, and social work values to alleviate oppression, poverty, and discrimination in a multicultural society and in the global community. You will matriculate in an environment that promotes diversity, and stimulates a desire for lifelong learning by bringing together faculty, practicum instructors, social work professionals, and students for collaborative learning.
Please click here for the Master of Social Work Student Handbook and Field Manual (MSW).
Social Work: Advanced Standing, M.S.W.
Advanced standing status is only awarded to graduates of baccalaureate social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Advanced standing is a one-year full-time academic program. Students must have completed their bachelor's degree in social work within five years of expected enrollment in the MSW Program and have a cumulative 3.0 GPA to apply for advanced standing. It is assumed that an advanced standing student will have mastered the fundamentals and have demonstrated the ability to perform in an accelerated learning program. Advanced standing students begin course work during the first summer session. Students enroll in SWRK 606 - Social Work Practice Seminar (3 s.h.) and SWRK 608 - Statistics and Research Seminar (3 s.h.) courses.
During the fall and spring semesters, students complete the advanced practicum instruction courses: SWRK 656 and SWRK 657 and SWRK 501-Professional Writing for Social Work and SWRK 662-Ethics in Social Work Practice. Thirty-five (35) hours will be required for graduation. The curriculum for the Advanced Standing Track is designed such that students enroll in the following credits each term: Summer Term: 6 credit hours; Fall Semester: 16 credit hours; Spring Semester: 13 credit hours. GRE IS NOT REQUIRED
Practicum Placement: Please note that participation in a practicum (internship) is a required component of the MSW program. The program follows a concurrent model, meaning students complete their practicum placement while simultaneously enrolled in practicum seminar courses. In the plan of study, the practicum course serves as both a graded academic requirement and the mechanism for tracking internship hours/documentation. This integrated structure ensures that students apply theoretical knowledge directly to real-world social work practice, in alignment with CSWE accreditation standards.
Social Work- M.S.W. Degree - Full Time Program
The curriculum for the 2-year full-time program is designed such that students enroll in the following credits each terms: Foundation Year (Fall Semester: 16 credit hours; Spring Semester: 16 credit hours); and Advanced Year (Fall Semester: 16 credit hours; Spring Semester: 13 credit hours). Classes for the Full Time (FT) program are held Mondays beginning at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays beginning at 6:00 p.m. GRE IS NOT REQUIRED
Practicum Placement: Please note that participation in a practicum (internship) is a required component of the MSW program. The program follows a concurrent model, meaning students complete their practicum placement while simultaneously enrolled in practicum seminar courses. In the plan of study, the practicum course serves as both a graded academic requirement and the mechanism for tracking internship hours/documentation. This integrated structure ensures that students apply theoretical knowledge directly to real-world social work practice, in alignment with CSWE accreditation standards.
Social Work: Weekend Part-Time, M.S.W.
The curriculum for the weekend part-time program is designed such that students enroll in the following credits each term: Foundation Year 1 (Fall Semester: 9 credits; Spring Semester: 9 credit hours); Foundation Year 2 (Fall Semester: 13 credit hours; Spring Semester: 10 credit hours; and Advanced Year 3 (Fall Semester: 10 credit hours; Spring Semester: 10 credit hours). Classes for the Weekend Part-Time (WPT) program are Friday evenings and all day Saturdays. GRE IS NOT REQUIRED
Practicum Placement: Please note that participation in a practicum (internship) is a required component of the MSW program. The program follows a concurrent model, meaning students complete their practicum placement while simultaneously enrolled in practicum seminar courses. In the plan of study, the practicum course serves as both a graded academic requirement and the mechanism for tracking internship hours/documentation. This integrated structure ensures that students apply theoretical knowledge directly to real-world social work practice, in alignment with CSWE accreditation standards.