The Joint Master of Social Work Program will grant academic credit for up to 6 hours of generalist coursework completed at another Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited MSW program.

Transfers from non-accredited MSW programs, or graduate programs in other disciplines, are not accepted.

JPSW faculty in the relevant curriculum area review  requests for transfer credit based on  the submitted materials, including the course syllabus, grade received, and possible consultation with the university where the course(s) were previously taken. Students are informed in writing of the faculty decision.

Students may appeal the decision of the faculty to the program director. Each course for which transfer credit is requested will be reviewed independently in a timely fashion.

No coursework in the specialization curriculum may be transferred from another institution.

Criteria for transfer course credit

1. The student requesting credit for coursework completed at another CSWE-accredited MSW program must be admitted to the Joint M.S.W. program prior to approval of a request for transfer credit. However, admission to the Joint M.S.W. program does not guarantee approval of transfer credits.
2. Upon admission the student may request a review of course(s) taken in another CSWE-accredited MSW program to determine whether the course(s) may be transferred for credit. Coursework must be in the MSW generalist curriculum and must have been completed within the five-year period preceding admission to the Joint M.S.W. program.
3. A minimum course grade of B must have been earned in each course by the student requesting transfer credit.
4. All requests for transfer credit must meet the requirements of the Graduate School of North Carolina A&T State University or the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, depending upon which school is administering the admissions process at the time of the request.
5. When requesting consideration for transfer credit, a student must submit a letter of request to the Joint M.S.W. Program Director which identifies the course(s) for which transfer credit is requested, a copy of the course description from the official catalog of the university where the course was taken, a copy of the course syllabus, and an official transcript showing the grade earned.
6. Within the above guidelines, students may request consideration for transfer credit for any Joint M.S.W. generalist course with the exception of SOWK/SWK 624, Social Work Practice and Human Diversity. All students must complete this course during their enrollment in the Joint M.S.W. program.
7. Advanced Standing Students cannot transfer course credits from any other MSW program into the Joint M.S.W. Advanced Standing Program.