Social Work M.S.S.W.

The mission of the M.S.S.W. program at West Texas A&M University is to prepare advanced generalist practitioners who are equipped with an eclectic knowledge base, professional values, and a wide range of advanced skills to assume the professional responsibilities of change agents in our rapidly changing, culturally diverse, global society. The practitioner should enhance the social functioning and interaction of her/his client systems, help clients develop resources, alleviate human suffering in the pursuit of the improvement of quality of life and conditions of people living in the rural Texas panhandle region, the state, the nation, and the world.

The goals of the M.S.S.W. program at WTAMU are to educate students who:

Become Advanced Generalist Practitioners;
Use a variety of theoretical perspectives;
Develop interventions at all levels of systems practice; and
Are knowledgeable in the unique aspects of rural communities.

Graduates will be prepared with advanced practice skills which allow them to:

Differentially assess problems;
Employ specialized interventions;
Develop more rigorous evaluation techniques; and
Establish themselves as leaders with systems of all sizes and levels of complexity.

Master of Science in Social Work (M.S.S.W.) Degree

Admission Criteria and Application Guidelines

Advanced Standing Program

To qualify for the Advanced Standing Program student must have earned a:

Degree from a CSWE-accredited program within the last 6 years, and
3.0 GPA in all social work classes (demonstrated by SOCW prefix or applicable social work prefix from another CSWE-accredited institution).

General Program Standing

To qualify for the General (Foundation) Program student must have completed:

Undergraduate liberal arts degree in a field other than social work with a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours for degree completion.

The General Program can be completed in two years with full-time attendance. If a student works on the program part-time, it will take longer to complete the degree but cannot take more than four years.

Accreditation

The Social Work Program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Contacts

Questions about the program, the process, or anything else about the Master of Science in Social Work program, contact Henry Poduthase, MA, MSW, Ph.D. at hpoduthase@wtamu.edu or at 806-651-2628.