Social Work in Kansas City

Saint Louis University's Master of Social Work program in Kansas City offers the opportunity for students to earn an M.S.W. from a highly ranked and internationally known program without the challenges associated with relocation.

Program Highlights

• In SLU's hybrid model, approximately 60% of the program is taught online. The remaining courses are offered in a face-to-face format, including practicum planning and field seminar courses. In-person courses take place at Avila University, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
• SLU faculty integrate innovative classroom activities with community-based practice. An on-site fieldwork coordinator will assist students in securing meaningful, local fieldwork placements.
• Students can specialize in the clinical concentration or the community and organization concentration.
• Courses can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis, and students who already have their bachelor's degree in social work can accelerate their studies in the advanced standing program. 
• Students without a bachelor's degree in social work enter the foundation program. 

This M.S.W program prepares students in the Jesuit tradition to be advanced practitioners of Social Work, acting as agents of change to promote individual and societal well-being.

Both SLU and Avila were founded on the Catholic tradition of educating students who seek a higher purpose and a greater good. Our students learn and live social work and engage in service by committing to serve humankind with compassion.  

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SLU M.S.W. Information

1. Graduates will be able to demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
2. Graduates will be able to engage in diversity and difference in practice.
3. Graduates will be able to advance human rights and social, economic and environmental justice.
4. Graduates will be able to engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
5. Graduates will be able to engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
6. Graduates will be able to engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. 
7. Graduates will be able to assess individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. 
8. Graduates will be able to intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
9. Graduates will be able to evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. 

M.S.W. Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

• Completed application​
• Undergraduate degree (most successful applicants have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better)
• Official transcript from a degree-granting institution
• Statement of purpose (about 500 words)
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• External reference recommendations (encouraged but not required)

Upon admission, a new student must successfully complete a virtual meeting with their academic coach to be enrolled in first term coursework.

• Academic records, in English translation, of students who have undertaken postsecondary studies outside the United States must include the courses taken and/or lectures attended, practical laboratory work, the maximum and minimum grades attainable, the grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations, and any honors or degrees received. WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.

Saint Louis University's Master of Social Work program in Kansas City offers the opportunity for students to earn an M.S.W. from a highly ranked and internationally known program without the challenges associated with relocation.

Program Highlights

• In SLU's hybrid model, approximately 60% of the program is taught online. The remaining courses are offered in a face-to-face format, including practicum planning and field seminar courses. In-person courses take place at Avila University, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
• SLU faculty integrate innovative classroom activities with community-based practice. An on-site fieldwork coordinator will assist students in securing meaningful, local fieldwork placements.
• Students can specialize in the clinical concentration or the community and organization concentration.
• Courses can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis, and students who already have their bachelor's degree in social work can accelerate their studies in the advanced standing program. 
• Students without a bachelor's degree in social work enter the foundation program. 

This M.S.W program prepares students in the Jesuit tradition to be advanced practitioners of Social Work, acting as agents of change to promote individual and societal well-being.

Both SLU and Avila were founded on the Catholic tradition of educating students who seek a higher purpose and a greater good. Our students learn and live social work and engage in service by committing to serve humankind with compassion.  

For additional information, see the link below:

SLU M.S.W. Information

Step 2: Set up your SLU Net ID

Step 3: Log into MySLU

Step 4: Check with your academic department

Step 5: Read the Saint Louis University Graduate Catalog

Step 6: Submit your immunization and health insurance forms

Step 7: Visit parking and card services to obtain your SLU ID card