You have an exciting and challenging journey ahead and we look forward to guiding you through your graduate experience. The following information will help you prepare to enter the program.<\/p>\n
Looking for information about transfer credits?<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Entering Fall 2026 Program Plans:<\/strong><\/p>\n Find program plans for each entering cohort here.<\/a><\/p>\n Forms<\/b><\/p>\n Forms are available on the Registrar page<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Please note: students need to meet with the appropriate program administrator before a leave of absence or withdrawal can be processed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n For questions, please reach out to the Online Program Dept. at sswolp@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Practicum Education and the Placement Process<\/strong><\/p>\n Additional information regarding practicum<\/span> education can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Curriculum and Program Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Our Online Program offers student services support and advising including the following:<\/p>\n Group and Individual Advising<\/strong><\/p>\n The Student Services Administrator<\/strong><\/p>\n The Professional Development Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n The Professional Development Seminar is comprised of three parts, each part focusing on your developmental phase while you are enrolled in the MSW program.<\/p>\n The seminar covers:<\/p>\n The Seminar consists of a self-paced component combined with group advising session held virtually. You’ll access the seminar through the Online Campus portal at onlinecampus.bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n You will need to register for IS600 Professional Development Seminar every semester to access the seminar online content.\u00a0 While not credit based, the Seminar is a required component of the program.\u00a0 Participation, attendance, and completion of the Seminar tasks are required in order to receive a passing grade.<\/p>\n Additionally, we offer a number of First Thursday Virtual Events throughout the year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Tuition Payment Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n Veterans & Military Services\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Loan Forgiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Our mailing address is:<\/p>\n Boston University School of Social Work Admissions and Financial Aid Office <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n For detailed information about the Research Waiver Exam, including important deadlines and contact information, go to the\u00a0Social Work Research Waiver Exam webpage.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Career Services & Professional Development<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Boston University State Authorization and Distance Education Disclosures<\/a>\u00a0site provides a variety of information regarding distance education programs, including:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to our Online MSW Program! You have an exciting and challenging journey ahead and we look forward to guiding you through your graduate experience. The following information will help you prepare to enter the program. Looking for information about transfer credits? Learn more here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1923,"featured_media":0,"parent":480,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1923"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6412"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82590,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6412\/revisions\/82590"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Getting Started<\/h3>
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