APPLICATION PROCESS
Application Components:
All MSW applicants must complete and submit an admission file that
includes:
- completed and signed application form (four pages);
- $35 application fee;
- official transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions attended;
- three recommendation letters with checklists attached;
- typed personal statement (and GPA explanation, if applicable to you).
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Application Deadline:
The annual application deadline is January 15, at 5 p.m., meaning
all application components must be postmarked or in
our office by that time. In the event a deadline falls on a
weekend, materials will be due the following Monday. If you complete
your application file by December 1, 5 p.m., you may be considered
for a $200 tuition voucher.
MSW applications are reviewed once a year. If admitted, you will begin the following academic year.
Admission Requirements:
In order to be considered for MSW admission you must have:
• a bachelor’s degree from an accredited liberal arts college
or university;
• a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher;
• completed liberal arts courses in the social sciences (four classes),
humanities (three classes), biology (one class) and statistics (one class).
Although experience is not a requirement, we give strong preference to applicants with prior human service experience, either work or volunteer.
If you are a permanent resident, asylee or refugee who has attended a college or university outside the United States, you may be required to submit additional application materials. Such materials may include a Foreign Credential Evaluation and TOEFL score.
Admission with Advanced Standing:
Advanced standing is an application category open to those who have
earned a bachelor’s degree in social work that is accredited
by the Council on Social Work Education.
Advanced standing applicants may seek waivers for a maximum of six MSW courses and from the generalist (foundation) field internship. To receive a waiver for an MSW course you must have achieved a grade of B (3.0) or higher in a BSW course that is equivalent in content. (See the BSW course equivalency checklist in the application for further explanation.) If all six courses and the internship are waived, advanced standing students will begin their MSW program the following Winter term (January), one year after application.
