Doctor of Social Work (DSW) in Clinical Leadership at Loma Linda University
- Degree
- DSW
- Format
- Online
- Schedule
- Part-time study offered
- Credits
- 79 quarter units
- Length
- 3 years, typically 11 quarters (includes summer in years 2 and 3), part-time cohort model
- Final project
- Practice-based doctoral project in place of a traditional dissertation
- Degree you need
- MSW (or equivalent, e.g., MSSW) from a CSWE-accredited program
- Practice experience
- Minimum of four years of professional social work experience after the MSW
- License
- License to practice clinical social work, or documented progress toward licensure, required
- Start terms
- Fall
- Tuition
- Cost of attendance tuition and fees: Year 1 $20,010; Year 2 $24,360; Year 3 $28,112School-wide graduate rate, per year, 2026-27. Source: behavioralhealth.llu.edu, reviewed October 10, 2026.
- CSWE status
- CandidacyCSWE practice doctorate directory, September 30, 2026.
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