Online or Traditional MSW Advanced Standing Options Now Available!
Binghamton University offers an advanced standing program for graduates of undergraduate social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). To be eligible for the advanced standing program, a student must have earned the bachelor of Social Work (BSW) no more than seven years before beginning the Binghamton University Master of Social Work (MSW) program.
Advanced standing students can have up to 29 credits of MSW coursework waived if they can demonstrate that they received comparable educational content in their BSW courses and that they received grades of “B” or better in those courses.
All offers of advanced standing admission are contingent upon a student earning a "B" or better in all their social work major courses. If a student does not have a "B" in one or more of their social work undergraduate courses, a student can still apply for admission to the traditional MSW program.
Students may have credit waived for the following foundation level coursework:
- SW 503 Diversity and Oppression
- SW 504 Foundations of Scientific Inquiry with Social Systems
- SW 505 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- SW 510 Generalist Practice I
- SW 511 Generalist Practice II
- SW 512 Generalist Practice III
- SW 515 Social Welfare Policy and Programs
- SW 591 Field Instruction I
- SW 592 Field Instruction II
Students requesting advanced standing status must submit syllabi for the courses they believe have similar content to that covered in the courses listed above. The director of Admissions and Student Services will review the syllabi and will make decisions about granting advanced standing credit.
Students seeking credit for SW 591 Field Instruction I and SW 592 Field Instruction II must submit copies of their hour logs and field evaluations to the the Binghamton University Social Work Field Office.
All advanced standing students participate in SW 575 Advanced Standing Seminar the summer prior to beginning the Binghamton University MSW program.
Advanced Standing Full-Time Course Sequence
Summer Semester — Year 1
SW 575 Advanced Standing Seminar, 3 credits
Fall Semester — Year 1
SW 521 Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals, 3 credits
SW 522 Advanced Social Work Practice with Organizations, 3 credits
SW 523 Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups, 3 credits
SW XXX Elective, 3 credits
SW 593 Field Instruction III, 4 credits
Spring Semester — Year 1
SW 520 Evaluation of Social Work Practice, 3 credits
SW 524 Advanced Social Work Practice with Families, 3 credits
SW 525 Advanced Social Work Practice with Communities, 3 credits
SW 506 Psychopathology and Pharmacology, 3 credits
SW 594 Field Instruction IV, 4 credits
Advanced Standing Part-Time Course Sequence
Summer — Year 1
SW 523 Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups, 3 credits
SW 575 Advanced Standing Seminar, 3 credits
Fall — Year 1
SW 521 Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals, 3 credits
SW 522 Advanced Social Work Practice with Organizations, 3 credits
Spring — Year 1
SW 525 Advanced Social Work Practice with Communities, 3 credits
SW 506 Psychopathology and Pharmacology, 3 credits
Summer — Year 2
SW 524 Advanced Social Work Practice with Families, 3 credits
SW 593 Field Instruction III, 4 credits
Fall — Year 2
SW 520 Evaluation of Social Work Practice, 3 credits
SW 594 Field Instruction IV, 4 credits
Contact for questions about advanced standing
John Vassello
Director of Admissions and Student Services
CCPA Social Work
