Advanced Standing - MSW Students

Students who have received a baccalaureate degree in social work from an undergraduate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) may be eligible for admission into the advanced instruction phase of the MSW program.

The advanced standing program requires a minimum of 33 hours be completed as an LSU student. Only students with the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from a CSWE accredited program obtained within five years of proposed enrollment at LSU are eligible for this program. Eligibility is also contingent upon the student having completed equivalent courses with a "B" or better (3.0 only on the courses listed below) as part of the undergraduate social work degree. Equivalent courses with a "C" or lower must be repeated, and a grade of "B" or better must be obtained before the student is admitted. Students without appropriate grades may enter the full time or part time program and are not permitted to enter advanced standing. Students repeating classes during the spring admission cycle may apply for advanced standing. Admission decisions will not be made until grades are received for the completion of the repeated course. Advanced Standing students are required to complete Differential Diagnosis (3 hours) prior to beginning advanced coursework. Baton Rouge students begin the advanced standing program in the summer term provided they have received an undergraduate degree by the summer entry date.

Baton Rouge Campus Students

Summer Semester

SW 7010 Differential Diagnosis:
Diagnostic and treatment tools (NOTE: If this course was taken as a social work course and denoted on the transcript with an A or B, students do not have to enroll in the summer term. The start date will be fall).

Advanced Year • Fall Semester

SW 7501

SW 7505

SW 7502 Advanced Internship I

Two elective courses

Advanced Year • Spring Semester

SW 7503 Advanced Internship II

SW 7504

SW 7506

Two Elective Courses

MSW Online Students

First Module

SW 7010 (NOTE: If this course was taken as a social work course and denoted on the transcript with an A or B, students do not have to enroll in the summer term. The start date will be fall).

Remaining Modules