| Two
Year Full-Time Program |
The
Two-Year
Full-Time Program is available
for students who can devote themselves to full-time
academic and field study in social work. Students
are expected to attend classes two days a week,
and to be in field placement three days a week.
Students usually complete the 60 academic credits
required for graduation in two years.
The One-Year
Residence (OYR) Program provides
professional social work education for a selected
group of students. Individuals are eligible
to apply if they have completed a minimum of
two years of full-time successful employment
in a recognized social welfare institution at
the time of the application deadline and their
current social welfare employer agrees to provide
them with an internship approved by the school
in their second year in the program. Students
are permitted to take up to 30 hours of course
work on a part-time basis while remaining in
full-time employment. The OYR program is usually
completed in 5 semesters including summer study. The
field instruction requirement is completed in
the second year of the OYR program, during which
students are enrolled in classes on a full-time
basis and are in field placement. The field
practicum takes place in the agency in which
the student is employed. The program is
designed to provide access to the master of
social work degree for students whose personal
responsibilities make the two-year full-time
program impractical. As in all of the M.S.W.
program pathways in the Hunter College School
of Social Work, five years is the maximum period
of time for the attainment of the degree.
| The
Advanced Standing Program |
The
Advanced
Standing Program at the Hunter
College School of Social Work is an intensive
program for outstanding students who have graduated
from a CSWE-(Council on Social Work Education)
accredited baccalaureate social work program.
A limited number of qualified applicants are
accepted. Applicants must have received their
undergraduate degree within the last five years.
Applicants to the Advanced Standing Program
must have an overall grade point average of
3.0 and 3.2 in their social work major. Applicants
must meet all other admission criteria for acceptance
into the graduate social work program at Hunter.
Applicants accepted into the program will be
waived from some courses required in the first
year of the M.S.W. program. Hunter's Advanced
Standing Program begins in the summer and is
followed by one academic year of full-time study.
| Accelerated Full-Time and Accelerated OYR Programs |
The
Accelerated
Programs are designed
for outstanding students prepared to participate
in an intensive, year round learning experience.
It is a 60 credit program for only those whose
major focus is work with individuals and families.
Full-time students complete the program in three
semesters plus two summers of study.
These students matriculate in January,
are assigned field placements and complete their
first year requirements by the end of the summer
in their first 8 months of enrollment. They
start their third semester in the Fall and graduate
in the following August. Students who are already
working in the human service field and meet
the entry criteria for the One-Year Residency
Program described above complete the program
in four semesters and two summers of study.
They enter the Accelerated OYR program
beginning with evening study in January through
the summer and complete their Time Frame II
studies in the following Fall and Spring. They
are able to graduate the following December.
Wintersession study is also required.
| Dual
Degree Program: Hunter College School of
Social Work and the Bank Street College
of Education |
This
Dual Degree Program is designed to prepare social
workers to understand and work with the special
needs and vulnerabilities of children from birth
to age three and their families. The program
prepares social workers for professional roles
that combine both educational and clinical skills.
The curriculum design incorporates theoretical
and practice aspects of each degree into a cohesive
educational and professional program. Applicants
apply to each institution separately. The MSW
and the MS in Education degrees are awarded
simultaneously at the completion of each program
by the respective institution. The program requirements
satisfy the accreditation standards for each
degree.
In
the first two years of the program students
have an intensive experience at each institution. In
the third year, students move between both institutions
to complete course work. Both institutions require
a supervised field practicum. Applicants
must meet all admission standards of the MSW
program and are required to have experience
in working with children.