VetSW77

I just got accepted into a BSW program, but I am transferring from a community college and this is my first degree. I will finish this in 2 years, then apply for a Master's.

Thanks, WhatAmIDoingNow. I will definitely contact the programs about how students get their internships. I never really thought about it. I guess I assumed the school at least assisted with it. As far as traveling for school, I don't mind traveling a little bit. I live in Fort Collins, so obviously that is the easiest program for me to get there. That is why I am doing my undergrad there. Closest school and they have a SW program. The two schools in Denver are about an hour away. Not fun, but not horrible. I will check out U of W, I didn't know they had a SW program. That again wouldn't be too far. NM is way to far for me to commute. I have young kids and am their sole provider, so traveling any great distance makes me nervous. Like Wyoming. Sometimes we get bad snow storms or even high winds and they close the highway from CO to WY. I can't be stranded somewhere else and not get home to my kids. But this is also why I can't apply to too many programs and am willing to commute some distance. I don't want to apply to only one school and limit my options.

I'm definitely more interested in DU, but am going to CSU for my undergrad because I live in Fort Collins. Since I wanted to do a Master's in Social Work, and they had a BSW program, I figured it made sense to do that. I didn't know about MSUD. I thought they only had a BSW program. I will have to look into that. I figured that DU at least was competitive. Think I just needed to hear it firsthand. Thanks.

I was hoping some people in here know about (applied to or are attending) either Colorado State University's MSW program or DU's MSW program. I currently live in Colorado, attending CSU for undergrad. Because of family obligations, I cannot move out of state for grad school. These are the only two schools I know of that have a MSW program. How difficult are they to get in? Are they good schools? It seems that CSU is more of a generalist program. DU you can specialize more in, plus they have an animal assisted therapy certificate, which I am very interested in. So even though it is farther away (and more expensive), I am more interested in DU. Any thoughts on either, or both, schools?