The Master of Social Work Online Option at CSUSB is called the Pathway Distance Education Program. The Pathway Distance Education Program shares the same mission and content as the on-campus programs offered by the School of Social Work.
The Pathway Distance Education program offers an online option towards a Master Degree in Social Work (MSW) that can be completed in 3 years.
Courses are online, asynchronous with weekly deadlines. Practicum is held in person and practicum seminars held synchronous.
The MSW Program Options Chart illustrates units, costs, and practicum for these two options.
Additionally, the Pathway Distance Education Program offers the Title IV-E Public Child Welfare Stipend Program.
The Pathway Distance Education program is rated highly both nationally and State wide:
- Social Work Guide rates us as number 2 in California in California and number 8 in the nation.
- Great Value Colleges rates us as number 3 (of programs that do not require a GRE) in the nation.
At this time the Pathway Distance Education Program is only offered to students who live in the USA. We do not have the capacity to serve students who live outside of the USA. Our aim is to be able to offer the program internationally in the future and we are working towards that goal.
Students interested in the Pathway Distance Education program can contact SWPathway@csusb.edu and 909.537.4478