Program Details
You can learn to make a dramatic difference in communities with this online MSW from Capella. You’ll learn advocacy, counseling, and other skills for intervening in the lives of others in an effort to improve their quality of life. The curriculum, which is CSWE-accredited, will also teach you how to work successfully across interdisciplinary teams in implementing solutions to both human and social problems. Involving a practicum, curriculum usually includes:
- Mental Health Practice and Advanced Interventions: Theory and Practice
- Integrative Technology in Advanced Social Work Practice
- Clinical Supervision and Leadership in Social Work Practice
Learning Pace
Institution-PacedLearning Schedule
Asynchronous% Online
Mostly OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
School Accreditation & Licensing
Capella University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Higher Learning Commission: www.hlcommission.org, 800.621.7440
- Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
2.7 or above (4.0 scale)Applicaton Requirements
Additional Materials May Be Requested, Essay/Writing Sample, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV
Additional Info
- Two 7-day in-person residencies are required.
Capella University’s Master of Social Work programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information about social work accreditation, you may contact CSWE’s accreditation staff.