Welcome MSW Students
Welcome to the MSW program at the University of Georgia. Students leave our program as competent and creative social workers ready for advanced practice. The MSW program at Georgia is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and our school is ranked in the top 25 percent of social work graduate programs nationwide.
We invite motivated and dedicated students who want to work for positive social change to apply to our program.
If you are accepted into the MSW program at UGA, you’ll choose from two concentration areas:- Clinical Practice—your courses will have a clinical focus and will prepare you to work directly with clients
- Community Empowerment and Program Development—your courses will have a broad focus and prepare you to work with community programs and in community advocacy and administrative positions
The MSW program also offers courses that lead to certificates in:
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Gerontology
- Nonprofit Management
And we offer three ways to earn your MSW.
- Full time program—four-semester program starts each fall
- Advanced standing program—three-semester program for recent BSWs starts in the fall and continues through the end of the summer term
- Part time program—afternoon and evening classes for eight semesters, including summers
If you’ve got questions, contact the MSW Program Director, Dr. Betsy Vonk, at bvonk@uga.edu or at (706) 542-5444. Or attend an information session or come see us. The University of Georgia School of Social Work is a great combination of academic excellence and commitment to social justice within a vibrant and friendly atmosphere.
