On-Campus Full-Time

• You’ll typically fulfill the degree requirements in two years.
• Your first year (foundation year), includes 27-semester credits in coursework and 6 in practicum (field) education.
• Your second year (advanced year), includes 24-semester credits in coursework and 8 in practicum (field).
• You’ll also take advanced Clinical or Macro Practice courses that correspond to your major during your advanced practicum placement.
• Featured courses include Communities & Organization, Introduction to Social Work Clinical Practice, Human Behavior, Social Welfare Policy, and Research.

On-Campus Part-Time

Traditional Track

• For part-time traditional track students, you’ll fulfill the degree requirements in either three years (with summers) or four years (without summers).
• You’ll take two to three courses per semester.
• Your first year (foundation year), consists of academic coursework only. Most foundation courses offer a class section scheduled in the evening.
• In your advanced years, two field placements are required in conjunction with the academic course curriculum.
• You will need to be available during regular weekday hours for 16 hours a week for your first field placement and 24 hours a week for your second placement.
• For your second placement, you may choose the option of a 16-hour/week placement for a full year available in some agency settings.

Human Service Experience (HSE) Track

• The Human Service Experience (HSE) Track for part-time students is designed for applicants with a minimum of two years of full-time supervised human services experience.
• The program consists of 65 credits which you’ll complete in two and a half years over the course of 7 semesters (3 fall, 2 spring, and 2 summer).
• As an HSE student, you’ll begin your 24-hour/week field placement in the second year of the program and continue through the following summer to complete the single 1,000-hour field internship.

Visit the BU Bulletin for more detailed information on courses and requirements.