Program Options

Traditional M.S.W. (60 credits)

Program is ideal for:

• Students who earned a bachelor’s degree in a discipline outside of social work. 
• Program can be completed in two years (four semesters) full-time, or in three or four years (including summer sessions) part-time.

Advanced Standing (36 credits)

Program is ideal for:

• Students who earned a bachelor of social work within the past eight years from a program accredited by the CSWE. 
• Program can be completed in three semesters (one calendar year) full-time, or in five semesters (including one summer session) part-time.

Advanced Certificate in Gerontological Social Work (15 credits)

Program is ideal for:

• Students who wish to work with aging adults. 
• The Hartford Partnership in Aging Education Field Model (HPPAE) is at the heart of the certificate program (9 credits) and serves as your concentration field placement requirement for the MSW degree. In addition, take two electives (6 credits) with gerontological content. 
• The electives and field placement are incorporated into your regular plan of study.

Choice of Locations

• Rochester: Day and evening classes are at the Brockport MetroCenter in downtown Rochester, near human services agencies. Some classes may be held on the Nazareth College campus, Pittsford. Choose to concentrate on community-based programs that serve at-risk families, or prepare to work in health care settings such as comprehensive/specialized health care facilities, public health clinics and programs, medically based senior health care facilities, wellness/preventive health care, and mental health programs.
• Watertown or Auburn: Evening classes for part-time study are offered at two extension sites: Jefferson Higher Education Center in Watertown, N.Y., and Cayuga Community College's campus in Auburn, N.Y.

Career Information

Our graduates typically do well on the social work licensing exam:

• In 2013, their first-time pass rate of 91 percent placed us in the top three of the 17 M.S.W. programs in New York state. 
• The national average pass rate was 84 percent and the state average was 82 percent for first-time takers. 
• The previous year, our graduates tied for first place with Columbia University.

Curriculum Examples (33 Credits)

Advanced Standing

• Adv. Standing Integrated Seminar 
• Diagnostic Process 

Generalist: 60 credits

• Social Work Practice I & II 
• Field Practicum I/Seminar I & II 
• Human Behavior/Social Environment I & II
• Social Welfare Policy 
• Social Work/Cultural Diversity 
• Diagnostic Process 
• SW Research Methods 

Concentration: 60 credits and Advanced Standing

• Field Practicum and Seminar III & IV 
• Social Work Practice III & IV 
• Advanced Social Welfare Policy 
• Clinical Interventions: Adv. Social Work Practice with Groups 
• Master's Project Thesis
• Two electives

See the full curriculum.

 Application Deadlines

• Feb. 15 – The College at Brockport MetroCenter, Rochester, NY
• Full-time 36-credit Advanced Standing Program (summer admission only)
• Full-time 60-credit Program (fall admission only)
• March 15 - The College at Brockport MetroCenter, Rochester, NY
• Part-time 36-credit Advanced Standing Program (fall admission only)
• Part-time 60-credit Program (fall admission only)
• March 15 – Jefferson CC Higher Education Center, Watertown, NY
• Part-time 36-credit Advanced Standing Program (fall 2015 admission)
• Part-time 60-credit Program (fall 2016 admission)
• March 15 – Cayuga CC University Center, Auburn, NY
• Part-time 36-credit Advanced Standing Program – (fall 2016 admission)
• Part-time 60-Credit Program – (fall 2016 admission)

Applications received after the published deadlines will be reviewed on a space-available basis.