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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Social Work - iMSW

Program Description

For over 40 years, the School of Social Work has served the people of the State of Illinois by offering access to its MSW program to place-bound practitioners who live and work at a distance from the Urbana-Champaign campus. The iMSW program permits students with the necessary academic and practice background to obtain a Master of Social Work degree. This allows for students to continue working full-time in their home communities while advancing their education in the social work discipline. In many cases students are able to complete a return to employment field placement which allows for them to continue being employed at their social service agency.

Admission Requirements

? A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university ? Evidence of personal attributes that are suitable for the profession of social work ? A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the last sixty (60) semester hours or

ninety (90) quarter hours of coursework

? Experience in human services (paid, volunteer, research and/or internship) ? Twenty hours of social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and biological sciences ? GRE is not required

International Applicants must also include:

? TOEFL score of at least 611 Toefl PBT; 254 Toefl CBT; 103 Toefl iBT; 7.0 in all areas IELTS ? Declaration of Finances Form

Materials to be uploaded with Graduate College Application

? Three (3) letters of reference (must be academic and/or professional in nature) ? Personal Statement ? Resume (should include relevant education, volunteer and work experience) ? Unofficial transcripts

Official transcripts are to be sent directly to the School of Social Work.

Degree Requirements

The MSW Program prepares students for advanced social work practice and research in public and private agencies in two primary concentrations: Leadership and Social Change and Advanced Clinical. Within the Advanced Clinical concentration, students choose a focus area to specialize in: Mental Health, Health Care, School Social Work, or Children, Youth, and Family Services. Every student must choose a concentration and complete an internship within that concentration

The Leadership and Social Change concentration prepares social work professionals to advance their careers by enhancing their competencies in the human services management, grant writing, policy advocacy, and other areas of macro practice.

? The Leadership and Social Change Advanced Standing program is a total of 44 credit hours of advanced coursework, which

includes a one semester internship. LSC students are able to take all required courses online.

? The Leadership and Social Change Traditional program is a total of 72 credit hours. This program

incorporates the foundation coursework and a two semester internship for those without a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program.

The Advanced Clinical concentration equips individuals to do direct practice in a variety of areas, such as; hospitals, schools, mental health facilities, child welfare and adoption agencies. This concentration is delivered in a hybrid manner: using online technology and face to face weekend sessions. Policy and research courses are taught as fully online courses with weekly evening collaborate sessions. Practice courses are designed as hybrid courses with online learning and face to face sessions on the weekend. The face to face component is typically 4 Saturdays each semester or 2 Saturday/Sunday sessions.

? The Advanced Clinical Advanced Standing program is a total of 44 credit hours of advanced coursework, which includes a

one semester internship.

? The Advanced Clinical Traditional program is a total of 72 credit hours. This program incorporates the foundation coursework

and a two semester internship for those without a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a Council of Social Work Education accredited institution. Students begin early to middle May with their first course in the iMSW Traditional program.

Program Contacts

iMSW Program School of Social Work 1010 W. Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801 217.333.2261 socialwork@illinois.edu

School of Social Work

iMSW Program 1010 W. Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801 217.333.2261 socialwork@illinois.edu

UIUC Admissions

The Graduate College 204 Coble Hall, MC-322 801 S. Wright St Champaign, IL 61820 217.333.8019 grad@illinois.edu

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