Social Welfare - Flex, Advanced MSW
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
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University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
Social Welfare - Flex, Advanced MSW
Postgraduate · Social
About this programme
NOTE: Berkeley Social Welfare will not be accepting applications for Fall 2026 admission to either FlexMSW Program track. The Berkeley MSW Program is a two-year, full-time degree program. All students follow a prescribed, full-time 60-unit (minimum 12 units per semester) program of work, preparing them for both generalist and specialized practice. NOTE: Berkeley Social Welfare will not be accepting applications for Fall 2026 admission to either FlexMSW Program track.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Social
- Duration
- 1 year · Normative program length from the UC Berkeley catalog (Coursedog programLength field); expressed in months.
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (6)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Smithsonian Institution FellowshipsFully funded · Varies: most November
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15