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26 students are first graduates from new Master’s of Social Work program

2009-07-16
Minnesota State University, Mankato Media Relations Office news release [7/16/2009]

Twenty-six Minnesota State University, Mankato students comprise the first cohort to complete the university’s new Master of Social Work program.

The program, started in 2007, prepares students for advanced social work practice and administration in rural and small communities. The new graduates will be honored Saturday, July 25, from 4-6 p.m. at a celebration in Centennial Student Union 253-55.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott Olson and Anne Blackhurst, dean of the College of Graduate Studies & Research, will speak at the recognition event.

On Thursday, July 23, the 26 candidates will showcase their capstone projects at a forum sponsored by the Department of Social Work in CSU Room 284 from 3-5 p.m.

Minnesota State Mankato was the first Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system institution to offer a Master of Social Work degree. The program, for working professionals, operates year-around, with courses Friday afternoons and evenings and Saturday mornings and afternoons.

Candidates may complete the program on one of two tracks:

• A 60-credit-hour, traditional, two-year program that includes 40 credit-hours of coursework and 20 credit-hours of field experience.
• A 32-credit-hour, Advanced Standing program that requires 22 credit-hours of coursework and 10 credit-hours of field education. The program is available only to students with accredited bachelor's degrees in social work.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive, doctoral university with 14,700 students and two satellite sites, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, which comprises 32 institutions across the state.

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