The MSW program at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown is a part-time program that prepares students to engage in empirically supported and culturally competent advanced social work practice. It offers a specialization in direct practice with individuals, families, and small groups, with a certificate in mental health. The curriculum prepares students to successfully take the licensure exam.
Students with a BSW/BASW are granted advanced standing during the admission process and can receive up to 15 academic credits. The number of advanced standing credits granted depends on the comparability of the student’s undergraduate courses to this Program’s generalist courses and on the grades they earned in those undergraduate courses (i.e., must be a “B” grade or higher).
The Pitt-Johnstown MSW program shares the same academic goals, standards, requirements, and accreditation as the program at the Pittsburgh campus School of Social Work.