Advanced Standing Option – Online
Course content for PSU’s online Advanced Standing MSW program is identical to that of the on-campus program. PSU uses an online course delivery platform called Canvas to deliver its 11-week long classes. Each advanced practice online course typically requires about 6–8 hours of work per week; electives require 8+ hours per week for 8-week courses and 14 hours per week for 4 week intensive courses. As an advanced standing Online student, you will also have the option of taking some electives in-person at the Portland campus. Students engage in activities that are due throughout the week and are also required to participate in 1–2 synchronous sessions with fellow students and course faculty each term.
Students are required to complete one 500-hour internship. To determine field placement sites, students and faculty collaborate to find an optimal agency and supervisor. Students are expected to spend 16 hours each week at their agency in order to fulfill the number of required hours.
Portland State University’s online MSW program is fully accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). PSU is also regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
MSW Advanced Standing – Sample Online Course Map (46 Credits)
| Summer |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
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| SW 589 Advanced Standing Seminar (4 credits) |
SW 593 Advanced Macro Practice I (3 credits)
OR
SW 533 Advanced Clinical Practice I (3 credits)
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SW 594 Advanced Macro Practice II (3 credits)
OR
SW 534 Advanced Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
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SW 595 Advanced Macro Practice III (3 credits)
OR
SW 535 Advanced Clinical Practice III (3 credits)
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Students may choose to take some electives in the second summer |
| SW Elective (3 credits) |
SW 539 Social Justice in Social Work (3 credits) |
SW Elective (3 credits) |
SW Elective (3 credits) |
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SW Elective (3 credits) |
SW Elective (3 credits) |
SW Elective (3 credits) |
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SW 512 Advanced Field Placement (4 credits) (the city you live in) |
SW 512 Advanced Field Placement (4 credits) (the city you live in) |
SW 512 Advanced Field Placement (4 credits) (the city you live in) |
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All students are required to take a minimum of one advanced research elective.
Students in the CLIN concentration are required to take SW 555 SW Persp. Mental Health Disorders with Adults OR SW 554 SW Persp. Mental Health Disorders with Children and Adolescents and are encouraged to take it in the first summer term.