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's Degree in Social Work (MSW) that can be completed in 3 years.
- Courses are online, asynchronous with weekly deadlines.
- Practicum (internship) is held in person.
- Practicum seminars held synchronously, online.
- Tuition* is $39,000 at $650 per unit.
*Effective Fall 2026, tuition will increase from $650 per unit to $689 per unit. This updated rate will apply to all courses offered beginning in the Fall 2026 term.
Additionally, the Pathway Distance Education Program offers the Title IV-E Public Child Welfare Stipend Program.
At this time, the Pathway Distance Education Program is offered only to students in the USA. We aim to offer the program internationally in the future.
Students interested in the Pathway Distance Education program can contact SWPathway@csusb.edu and 909.537.4478