Denise Chiasson, MSW, LCSW,
Assistant Dean
School of Social Work
311 Huey P. Long Field House
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (800) 848-7111
Phone: (225) 578-5875
Fax: (225) 578-1357
Students who have received a baccalaureate degree in social work from an undergraduate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) may be eligible for admission into the advanced instruction phase of the MSW program. The advanced standing program requires that a minimum of 33 hours be completed on the LSU campus. To be eligible for advanced standing admissions, course work for the undergraduate social work degree must have been taken within five years of proposed enrollment at LSU. Admission is also contingent upon the students having completed equivalent courses with a “B” or better as part of their undergraduate social work degree. Equivalent courses with a “C” or lower must be repeated, and a grade of “B” or better must be obtained before the student is admitted. Equivalent courses are:
Human Behavior and the Social Environment I & II
Social Work Practice I & II (Micro, Mezzo, Macro)
Social Work Research
Social Work History
Social Work Policy
Human Diversity & Oppression
Field Internship
Applicants with a BSW degree, but who do not have A's and B's in these core social work courses, must apply to the full-time or two-year program. The Advanced Standing Program begins in the summer term, and the Graduate School application should reflect an entry semester as the summer term. . Advanced standing students and students transferring from other M.S.W. programs are required to complete SW 7010 Differential Diagnosis during the summer before beginning the MSW program. This course must be taken on the main campus of LSU; credit taken at the undergraduate level will not be counted toward M.S.W. degree credit. The remainder of the program of study follows the advanced year course sequence as described in the MSW Full Time Program of Study Section above.