Apr 25, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Social Work, Dual MLS-MSW Degree Program, M.S.W.


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Vickie Harden
615-898-2510
Vickie.Harden@mtsu.edu
www.mtsu.
edu/socialwork

The Social Work Dual MLS-MSW Degree Program concentration is a 60-credit hour plan of study administered jointly by the MTSU M.S.W. and M.L.S. programs. The concentration provides students an opportunity to serve their respective future communities more fully by serving not only as information facilitators, but also as a confidential and targeted referral sources to local, state, or national social services for their community’s members.

Admission Requirements


Candidates must be admitted to the College of Graduate Studies and must also be admitted to the Master of Social Work program. Admission requirements include an earned undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75. Students who hold a baccalaureate degree from a social work program outside the United States must have their transcript reviewed by CSWE for a determination of equivalency.

Application Procedures


All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Admission to the M.S.W. program is limited and granted for Fall entry only. Review of applications for Fall admission begins on February 1 of each year and continues until capacity is reached. Applicants are encouraged to submit all required documents as early as possible.

Applicant must

  1. submit application with appropriate fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.php). Once this initial application has been accepted, the applicant will receive directions on how to enter the graduate portal to be able to submit other materials.
  2. submit official transcripts of all previous college work.
  3. submit a supplementary application that requires the application form, the student contract, an essay (additional information for dual degree applicants required. See M.S.W. supplementary application), and a TOTAL of  three letters of recommendation from professionals who can address the applicant’s interest in social work and library science and their potential for successfully completing a dual master’s program.

Degree Requirements


The Master of Social Work in Social Work with a Dual MLS-MSW Degree Program concentration requires completion of 60 semester hours.

Curriculum: Social Work, Dual MLS-MSW Degree Program Concentration


Required Library Science Courses (30 hours)


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