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20-Month Accelerated Program Overview

• Students may take all courses during the day, or utilize a combination of day, evening, weekend, and even summer courses to accommodate student availability. All required practice courses will be held in-person at the GSSWSR.
• Students will begin the program with 5 courses each semester in the first year. The second year includes 4 courses each semester. If students choose to do so, this plan of study allows them to take courses in the summer between years one and year two. Summer courses meet twice per week. Each summer session (Summer I and Summer II) is five weeks long. Not all courses are offered in the summer, so careful planning and attention to course sequencing is required.

Practicum Education 20-Month Accelerated Plan

• In Year 1 (Foundation) students are in their Practicum Education Placement the equivalent of two full (7.5-hour) days/week; In Year 2 (Advanced), students are in practicum the equivalent of three full (7.5-hour) days/week.
  • Evening and weekend placements may be available but cannot be guaranteed. Applicants are admitted with the understanding that they must be available for practicum 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 practicum, and that the availability of a practicum 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 Practicum Education office.

Sample 20-Month Accelerated M.S.S. Plan of Study Without Summer Study

Year 1:

NOTE: All MSS students enrolled in Foundation Practice I must take the 1⁄2 day seminar (required for graduation), B555 Ethics in Social Work, which is only offered in January over winter break.

Year 2: