St Leo Online MSW?

[RMart]

I have just started the online MSW with St Leo. I am on the 3 year track as I work full time.

 

I am curious if anyone else on here has done their MSW program or other online degree?

 

 

[Catlovers141]

I haven't completed one, but I am currently in my first year of the online MSW program at Edinboro in Pennsylvania.

I really like it, as I can do most of the school work when I have time.  I also work full-time so attending classes at a certain time would be a struggle for me.

How are you liking your program so far?

[RMart]

So far I'm liking it - we have a face to face online video chat type meeting once a week for one of the classes. The other is mostly lots of writing.

 

I will be talking to my liaison about field work placement next month which should be interesting because the place that I want to intern is not on their listing.

 

Does your program coordinate your field work assignments or is that up to you?

[Catlovers141]

We have to coordinate our own, which to me is the worst part about the program.  I really love the program for the most part so far, but the field experience has been a nightmare.  If you are lucky enough to live in an area that has agencies with whom the university already has a contract, it might be a little easier, but most people have to find their own with really no help from the university.  Online programs in general seem to vary with this.  For instance I know that BU finds your internship for you.

My university is completely asynchronous, so we do not have video chats.  But we have a lot of discussion board conversations of the readings every week, and a lot of writing papers as well.

[NatReed]

I'm thinking of applying to St. Leo's MSW program but am apprehensive.....

[RMart]

I'm about to wrap up the first year with the St Leo MSW online and it was tough.

 

There is now the internship / field practicum process. I will have work PRN at my current job (this is not what I was expecting at all) and will not get the internship assignment that I had hoped for.  Big disappointment.

 

This first internship begins at the end of August and I have nothing lined up.  It is still in process. I suppose my liaison has this down to a science but I find it a little frustrating.  Background checks, interviews, etc take time and the agency - where ever I do end up interning - has to have time to make their decisions. This just seems a little too down-to-the-wire for my comfort. 

 

In the third year, the second practicum will be done. I will definitely be way ahead of the ball then - as I want to make sure that I intern in a field that I eventually work in later.