Program Description

This certificate will cover all the knowledge areas that the National Association for Social Work requires for the Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS), the national certificate for school social workers. Keep in mind that the C-SSWS requires 2 years of PAID school social work experience prior to sitting for the exam.

M.S.W. students who opt into the SSWPS certificate will be prepared to receive the national certification. Marshall University M.S.W. students will conduct their field internships within a school setting with school social workers. The school social work curriculum consists of the nomenclature, school structure, and the roles of school social workers. Certificate students will attend interprofessional education sessions with College of Education and Professional Development students one time yearly.

Admission Requirements

Who can apply for the SSW certificate program? 

• Students currently enrolled in the M.S.W. program
• Marshall graduates who have completed the M.S.W. clinical curriculum
• M.S.W. graduates from other accredited programs
• Graduate students from other programs may take courses from the certificate programs as CEUs or as electives with their department's approval. Transcripts will be reviewed on an individual basis.

Program Requirements

This is a 21-hour certificate program. To qualify for the national exam, certificate students enrolled in the certificate program are required to complete field placements in schools practicing school social work.

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
LS 630	The School and the Community	3
SWK 657	Prevent In School Sw	3
SWK 670	Adv Theory & Pract Child	3
SWK 656	SW In School Settings	3
CISP 520	Intro to Exceptional Child	3
SWK 673	Family & Community Violence	3
SWK 681	Suicidology	3
Total Credit Hours		21