08-17-2022, 06:08 PM
(08-17-2022, 01:18 PM)sanantone Wrote: You should calculate whether it's cheaper to do a non-social work bachelor's plus a 60-credit MSW or a BSW and a 30 to 36-credit MSW. Generally, undergraduate tuition is cheaper, and advanced standing MSW programs require far fewer credits. Plus, if you qualify for the Pell Grant, you can only use it at the undergraduate level.
The issue is going to be getting those clinical hours in. If you need to work to live, then getting the hours you need for the BSW may be almost impossible to do.
But, if you get a fast, inexpensive bachelor's degree, you can then work and save up for the MSW - and while you're at it, you may even be able to get better paying jobs because you have a degree. Getting the BSW first means you are stuck for a good long while, and then you come out with a degree that is almost (but not quite) meaningless. You almost HAVE to get a MSW afterwards for it to have any value.
But I agree that you need to find the combination that works best, and makes the most of your available time/money/effort now and in the future.
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