Winthrop University, which is located in Rock Hill, offers the M.S.W. degree through its Department of Social Work. The degree program requires 60 credit hours in the field of social work. The program is offered as a two-year full-time program or as a weekend program that can be extended to three years of study. The 60 credit hour program is designed for students with no previous education or experience in the social work field. For those holding a bachelor's degree in social work, a 39 credit hour advanced standing program is offered instead. Students applying for this program must have obtained their bachelor's degree from a school with a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). All three programs require students to complete field instruction through internships while enrolled.
Winthrop University
132 Bancroft Building
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803-323-2168
winthrop.edu
The College of Social Work at The University of South Carolina offers full-time, part-time and advanced standing programs. Both the full- and part-time programs require students to complete 60 credit hours in order to graduate with the M.S.W. The advanced standing course differs in that students entering the program must complete four seminars in the summer prior the fall semester. Upon successful completion of the four seminars, students can be admitted to the advanced standing program which can then be completed in 12 months of full-time study.
College of Social Work
DeSaussure College
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-5291
sc.edu
Although only two universities offer the M.S.W. degree in South Carolina, the University of South Carolina has made it possible for students to complete their graduate social work education through a combination of distance education courses and coursework which can be taken at the Lowcountry Graduate Center in North Charleston. Students at the center can pursue the various programs of full- or part-time study as their schedules permit. Curriculum requirements are the same as those required by the on-campus University program.
Lowcountry Graduate Center
5300 International Blvd
Building B, Suite 100
North Charleston, SC 29418
843-953-4723