Part-Time Program

Part-Time Program Overview

• Courses will be offered in the evening and on Saturdays to accommodate part-time student availability.
  • Note: Should part-time students have availability during the day, they are able to enroll in daytime courses at the GSSWSR.
  • Students in the part-time program will be able to complete all program requirements but may not have access to all the elective content offered at the GSSWSR.
  • Financial Aid considerations require that students take at least two courses/term to be eligible for financial aid. Summer I and Summer II, together, equal "one term."
• All required practice courses will be held in-person at the GSSWSR.
• Students will take summer courses between their second and third year to complete the program. Summer courses meet twice per week. Each summer session (Summer I and Summer II) is five weeks long. 

Field Education Part-Time Plan

• Field Education is added in Years 2 and 3. In Year 2, students are in field the equivalent of two full (7.5-hour) days/week; In Year 3, students are in field the equivalent of three full (7.5-hour) days/week. (Please see below: Two-day/week option in field.) 
  • Evening and weekend placements may be available but cannot be guaranteed. Applicants are admitted with the understanding that they must be available for field placements a minimum of fifteen hours/week during regular working hours (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.) as part of the two- or three-day/week requirement in field, and that the availability of a field placement occurring only during evening and/or weekend hours is not guaranteed.
  • For students employed in human service organizations, work-site placements may be possible if approved by the Field Education office.
  • Two-day/week option in field: Students may elect to carry out field placements two days/week in both Years 2 and 3. If so elected, the first year field placement would extend into June of Year 2, and the advanced year placement would begin in August of Year 3 and continue through late April.

Sample Part-Time M.S.S. Plan of Study

Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3: