Social Work/Master of Public Administration Joint Pathway

Traditional MSW/MPA

Full-Time Tallahassee Only

For students who qualify for admission to the MSW Traditional program, the MSW/MPA program requires 82 hours of coursework. Students must choose the Social Policy and Administration (SPA) MSW concentration for social work courses. Students must also choose a specialization area for their public administration coursework. Each student must complete a final applied public policy research paper as well as a generalist and advanced practice social work internship. Please remember that this application will require additional materials and supporting documents.

Please note that the Public Administration department does not have an internship requirement.

For a sample course of study, click here

For information from the College of Social Work, click here

Advanced Standing MSW/MPA

Full-Time Tallahassee Only

For students who qualify for advanced-standing MSW admission to social work, the MSW/MPA program requires 60 hours of coursework. Students must choose the Social Policy and Administration (SPA) MSW concentration for social work courses. Students must also choose a specialization area for their public administration coursework. Each student must complete a final applied public policy research paper as well as a social work internship. Please remember that this application will require additional materials and supporting documents.

Please note that the Public Administration department does not have an internship requirement.

For a sample course of study, click here

For information from the College of Social Work, click here

Admissions

To apply to either one of the joint pathway programs, use the graduate application online available here