DSW and PhD in Social Work Programs in Texas

Residency and class meetings

Offered in person on campus and synchronously online

Credits

63 semester credit hours

Length

Two years full-time or four years part-time

Final project

Doctoral Capstone I and II (6 credit hours) and an internship

Practice experience

Post-master's practice experience required

Residency and class meetings

A required four- to five-day session on the Baylor campus in Waco before the first summer session; classes otherwise meet by synchronous videoconference on Monday and/or Thursday evenings, 6-9 p.m. CST

Length

10-semester curriculum designed for completion in approximately 4 years

Final project

Dissertation of three publishable articles within five chapters

GRE

GRE not required; applicants must pass the Garland School statistics exam with a B or better

Funding

Fully funded: tuition and fees covered at 100% for up to five years; stipends possible through grant-funded research positions and adjunct teaching

Residency and class meetings

Required one-week summer residency at the San Antonio main campus (residency fee $550 including room and board); fall and spring courses combine synchronous and asynchronous formats

Credits

54 credit hours

Length

Four-year program

Practice experience

Minimum of two years of post-MSW practice experience (may be waived)

Funding

Teaching assistantships at $2,500 per course; adjunct roles at $3,000 per course after one year

Credits

54 credit hours: 45 credits of core coursework and 9 credits of electives

Length

Three years

Final project

Capstone project: primary or secondary research, program development, training module creation, policy development or theoretical framework development

Practice experience

Three or more years of post-master's practice experience

First cohort laterFirst cohorts start in Spring and Summer 2027.

Residency and class meetings

No residency; no required weekly meetings and no campus visits required

Credits

45 credit hours

Length

3 years

Final project

Capstone: an Evidence Synthesis project (systematic review resulting in a publishable manuscript) and an Applied Project with an online showcase presentation

Practice experience

Three or more years of post-MSW practice experience

GRE

GRE not required

Residency and class meetings

Full-time in-person classes

Credits

48 credit hours

Length

Most students finish in four years; many finish in three

Final project

Dissertation, begun in the third year

Funding

Multi-year funding package for incoming students, covering tuition for the first three years

Residency and class meetings

Full-time, in-residence program; no part-time or distance-learning options

Credits

47 credit hours, excluding dissertation

Length

Typical four-year full-time trajectory

Final project

Dissertation, after an oral defense of the comprehensive examination paper and submission of a first-authored manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal

GRE

GRE not required

Credits

53 semester credit hours: 44 hours of coursework and 9 hours of dissertation research

Final project

Dissertation, after a written examination and proposal defense

GRE

GRE not required

Funding

Research assistantships pay $1,826.21 per month for 9 months (20 hours per week); teaching fellowships/instructional assistantships pay $1,500 per month plus a $150 monthly insurance stipend; non-residents in these roles receive in-state tuition; presidential and other fellowships available