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Online Master of Social Work

Master'sMSWMaster of Social Work

Overview

An online advanced generalist MSW from the University of Nevada, Reno with a 60-credit traditional track and a 30-credit advanced standing track for BSW holders; both include supervised practicum courses.

Official program name
Online Master of Social Work
Awarded degree
Master of Social Work
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Master's
University
University of Nevada, Reno — School of Social Work
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Reno, NVWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
60 credits (traditional) or 30 credits (advanced standing)
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
as few as eight consecutive semesters (traditional, including summers); as few as four semesters / 15 months (advanced standing) (consecutive enrollment including summer terms)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

CSWE-accredited MSW in a fully online format with required supervised practicum courses.

Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.Coursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Practical placement required
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Practicum Required

    Foundation Practicum I-II (traditional track) and Advanced Practicum I-II (all students)

    Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Other

  • Life and work experience do not earn credit in place of the field practicum or social work courses
    Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredTraditional: bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution; Advanced Standing: BSW from a CSWE-accredited program within seven years
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.75 — Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (3.0 for any prior graduate coursework)
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RequiredStatistics and research methods courses (traditional track)
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    December 1 · for Spring

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    April 6 · for Summer

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    July 27 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Base in-state program tuition; excludes student fees and differential tuition$385per creditSource: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

State authorization

  • The University has maintained membership in SARA since May 14, 2014 to offer distance education to students in other states. Official pageSource: unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

  • The University maintains professional licensure disclosure tables on program websites and notifies students directly; SARA does not provide reciprocity for licensure. State-by-state disclosureSource: unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  • The University meets these requirements by maintaining disclosure tables on program websites (linked below) State-by-state disclosureSource: unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. nevadaonline.unr.edu/academics/graduate/social-work — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. unr.edu/provost/policies-and-procedures/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. unr.edu/provost/policies-and-procedures/state-authorization/licensure-disclosures — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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