Master of Social Work
Contact Information
Program Info
- Admissions: Katrina Halstead
- Department Business: Katrina Halstead
- Academic Advising: Current students should contact their advisor.
- Title IV-E Program: For checks and other IV-E office business, please contact Jenell Thompson (IV-E Coordinator), Yvonne Berenguer, or Anacani Rocha; Nadine Kent (IV-E Grant Analyst), TBA (Title IV-E Student Rep.)
- Practicum (Internship): If you are currently a practicum student, please contact your practicum liaison. For practicum questions not related to current placements Nancy Zamora
- Title IV-E Practicum: For current students with questions related to Title IV-E, Child Welfare please contact Jenell Thompson. For practicum placements, please contact your IV-E liaison.
- Hybrid: Makenna Caldie or Shradha Tibrewal
- Hybrid Practicum: Daphne Short
- Course information: Contact the Instructor
MSW Outstanding Student Awards
Each year, the MSW Outstanding Student Awards recognize exceptional Master of Social Work students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a deep commitment to social justice and service. These students exemplify the core values of the social work profession through their dedication to fieldwork, community engagement, and advocacy. We are proud to honor their achievements and look forward to their continued impact in the field.
Congratulations to Marylou Escobar Gonzales
& Derek Isetti!
Celebrating the Class of 2025!
Congratulations to our amazing MSW Class of 2025! We celebrate your hard work, dedication, and the difference you’re making in the world. Join us in honoring your achievements, sharing memories, and looking ahead to a bright future.
MSW Program & Admission Information
Fall Application Period Opens Oct. 1.
Applications are to be submitted via Cal State Apply.
ADMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2025
Questions regarding the application process may be emailed to socialwork@csustan.edu.
Please note applicants may only apply to either the Turlock stateside program or the hybrid program in Stockton. Applicants cannot apply to both programs.
Master of Social Work Hybrid Program
The MSW Hybrid Program is a 60-unit, 24-month fully-accredited degree program focusing on socially-just clinical social work practice. Students develop core social work practice competencies with a specialization in integrative clinical practice in health and behavioral health settings.
Mission Statement
The Master of Social Work Program at California State University, Stanislaus prepares social workers to advance social justice. This education is committed to social change based on an analysis of social, political and economic structures and their impact. This teaching and learning environment enables faculty, students and graduates to collaborate with others to transform the conditions which contribute to privilege and oppression. Graduates are prepared to use an advanced integrative practice approach to work with individuals, families, and communities to promote personal and collective liberation.
Program Goals
- Prepare professional social workers to engage with diverse populations in a process of critical reflection and action to address oppression and promote social justice.
- Prepare professional social workers to engage in the struggle to understand and transform their biases.
- Prepare social workers to use an integrative practice framework for multi-system interventions guided by ethics and informed by research.
- Prepare professional social workers to assume leadership roles in meeting the social service needs of the region.
- Create a learning environment based on principles of social justice where faculty and students participate in the development of knowledge that contributes to improving the social conditions of the region.
- Create partnerships with community constituents based on principles of social justice that allow faculty and students to participate, both as leaders and learners, in the development of social work knowledge and service delivery systems.
The Master of Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Admission to the MSW program is based on meeting the general University requirements, plus an evaluation of the applicant's potential for advanced practice in the profession of social work. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Students are admitted to a two-year or three-year program in the Fall semester only.
The MSW Program Admissions Committee evaluates each applicant on the basis of all submitted materials and information. Because admission into the MSW Program is competitive and enrollment space is limited, qualified applicants may not be offered a letter of admission but can opt to be placed on a waiting list.
National Accreditation
The Master of Social Work program at Stanislaus State is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the professional body recognized by the Council for Higher Education as the sole accrediting body for baccalaureate and master level social work education programs in the United States.
Updated: May 20, 2025