Nebraska Wesleyan’s Master of Social Work program equips you to help clients integrate the impacts of past or ongoing trauma within their lives. This trauma-conscious approach prepares you to pursue clinical licensure or practitioner certification.
Our evening MSW program fits the schedules of working adults. Take classes just one evening per week in eight-week sessions. Combine in-person classes in Lincoln and online coursework for personal attention and flexibility.
An MSW expands the scope of practice for social workers beyond mental health practice to include policy practice and advocacy, program administration and development and community organizing. That’s why employers often prefer the Master of Social Work degree over other behavioral health degrees.
At NWU, you can choose one of two paths to your Master of Social Work degree. Both offer full and part-time options and classes begin in August. Apply early decision by November 15. Apply priority decision February 15. If you apply after January 15, you’ll be accepted on a rolling basis until the cohort is full.
If you have a bachelor’s degree in a subject other than social work, Nebraska Wesleyan’s generalist MSW program is for you. This 66-credit-hour program includes a 32-credit generalist year and a 34-credit specialized year. MSW students complete 400 hours of practicum experience in the first year and another 500 hours in the second year.
Hybrid classes are held in eight-week sessions, combining online coursework with in-person classes in Lincoln on Tuesday or Thursday evenings. If you’re a full-time student, you’ll take two classes each session and complete your degree in two years. If you’re a part-time student, you’ll take one class each session and graduate in four years.
When you apply for the generalist MSW program by November 15, you will receive an admission decision by December 1. When you apply for the generalist MSW program by February 15, you will receive an admission decision by March 1. If you apply after January 15, you’ll be accepted on a rolling basis until the cohort is full. If you are currently completing a bachelor’s degree, you will receive a contingent admission offer pending successful completion of your degree.
Nebraska Wesleyan University uses a holistic process to review all applications and select students with a variety of skills, views and experiences. NWU’s Master of Social Work program requires the following for admittance.
Contact your most recent degree-granting institution and request that they send official transcripts to the address below. If you graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan, you do not need to request transcripts from NWU.
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Graduate Admissions
5000 St. Paul Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68504
You may apply for advanced standing in NWU’s MSW program if you earned your Bachelor of Social Work from an CSWE-accredited school within the last five years. Students who earned their BSW more than five years ago will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
This advanced 34-credit-hour program includes 500 practicum hours. Hybrid classes are held in eight-week sessions, combining online coursework with in-person classes in Lincoln on Tuesday or Thursday evenings. If you’re a full-time student, you’ll take two classes each session and complete your degree in one year. If you’re a part-time student, you’ll take one class each session and graduate in two years.
When you apply for the advanced standing MSW program by November 15, you will receive an admission decision by December 1. When you apply for the advanced standing MSW program by January 15, you will receive an admission decision by March 1. If you apply after February 15, you’ll be accepted on a rolling basis until the cohort is full. If you are currently completing a bachelor’s degree, you will receive a contingent admission offer pending successful completion of your degree and demonstration of competency as evaluated by your field instructor.
Nebraska Wesleyan University uses a holistic process to review all applications and select students with a variety of skills, views and experiences. NWU’s Master of Social Work program requires the following for admittance.
Contact your most recent degree-granting institution and request that they send official transcripts to the address below. If you graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan, you do not need to request transcripts from NWU.
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Graduate Admissions
5000 St. Paul Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68504
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s MSW Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA).
Accreditation of a baccalaureate or master’s social work program by the BOA indicates that it meets or exceeds standards of program quality evaluated through a peer review accreditation process. An accredited program has sufficient resources to meet its mission and goals and the BOA has verified that it demonstrates compliance with all sections of the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).
Accreditation applies to all program options, which includes locations and delivery methods
Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program.
Review our program’s accredited status in CSWE’s Directory of Accredited Programs. For more information about social work accreditation, contact CSWE’s Department of Social Work Accreditation.
After trading the big city vibes of Los Angeles for the serene landscapes of Nebraska, Tina Hurd (MSW ’24) found herself at a crossroads in 2015.
“I was starting a new chapter in my life, and I thought where do I want to go and what do I want to do?”
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Master of Social Work program has been awarded accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
The accreditation indicates NWU’s program meets or exceeds standards of quality through a peer review accreditation process.
Corey Allmendinger (’24) is an example of what taking advantage of a second chance looks like.
Does a trauma-conscious MSW make sense for you? Prof. Toni Jensen shows what it means.