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MSW Social Welfare - Flex, Extended at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

The FlexMSW Extended Program is a three-year MSW degree track option for qualified working professionals in the field of social work and otherwise qualified students who are not able to participate in a traditional full-time MSW professional degree program. FlexMSW Extended Program students enroll on a part-time basis and complete the same 60-unit program of study as traditional full-time MSW students, only over a period of three part-time years (inclusive of two summer sessions), instead of two full-time years.

Faculty: School of Social Welfare  |  Department: School of Social Welfare  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Admission eligibility requirements for the FlexMSW Extended degree program are the same as for the full-time Berkeley MSW program. Prospective students must apply and be admitted directly into the FlexMSW Extended Program degree track. Once admitted to any MSW degree track at Berkeley, students are not permitted to switch from full-time to the FlexMSW Extended option, or from the FlexMSW Extended option to the full-time MSW Program.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Government, Health & Medicine, Law & Public Policy, Nonprofit.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to any Berkeley Social Welfare master's degree program, applicants must meet all of the following requirements: Possession of a bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution. A satisfactory scholastic average, generally a minimum grade-point average of B or better (3.0 on a 4-point scale). Sufficient undergraduate preparation and training for graduate study in social welfare. Applicants for admission to the MSW program must have strong academic preparation in the liberal arts and sciences, including coursework in the social and behavioral sciences. A college-level, introductory course in statistics. This requirement must be satisfied prior to matriculation if you are offered admission. The equivalent of one full year of paid or voluntary experience related to social welfare or human services. To satisfy the experience requirement for admission eligibility, all experience hours must be acquired by the application deadline. For international applicants from a country or political entity where English is not the official

Duration: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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