Master of Social Service
MSS Advanced Standing
Bryn Mawr offers an Advanced Standing Program for individuals who have completed the B. S. W. degree within the last five years from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited school of social work. The program begins in early June and must be undertaken on a full-time basis allowing for graduation the following May or September. Current work sites in the human services may be considered as field instruction settings.
Application deadline February 1
I. Application Requirements
- A B.S.W. awardeded within five years of enrollment from a CSWE accredited program
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
To apply to the Advanced Standing Program, you must comply with all of the application requirements, including:
- Required essays
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended
- Three (3) letters of recommendation, one (1) from each of the following:
B.S.W. Program Director; a field instructor, and a faculty member
- All application materials are due by February 1 including first semester grades if you are currently enrolled in a B.S.W. program.
II. Potentially Transferable Courses
Contingent on completion of appropriate course work with grade of B or higher and review of syllabi by faculty teaching in specific curricular areas
- Foundation Practice I
- Research Informed Practice I and II
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Work I and II
- Social Policy Foundations and Analysis
- Multiculturalism and Diversity: Advanced Perspectives
- Field Education I
III. Course of Study
Summer:
Integrative Practice (10 weekly class sessions beginning early June )
Field Education (3 days a week for 10 weeks beginning early June)
Fall:
Clinical Social Work I or Community Practice, Policy, and Advocacy I
Field Education (3 days a week, continuing at the same placement as in the summer)
Two Electives
Any needed foundation class for which transfer credit was not granted
Spring:
Clinical Social Work II or Community Practice, Policy, and Advocacy II
Field Education (3 days a week - continuing at the same placement as in the summer and fall)
Assessment and Psychopathology Across the Lifespan (Clinical Social Work concentration) or Community Strategies and Assessment: Advocacy and Action (Community Practice, Policy, and Advocacy concentration)
Two Electives
Any needed foundation class for which transfer credit was not granted.
Please feel free to call the Office of Admissions at 610-526-5152 or email admissions@brynmawr.edu with any questions.
