Academic
The minimum requirements for admission to the School of Social Work M.S.W. program follow:
1.
A bachelor's degree from an approved institution of higher education. A
background in the social and behavioral sciences is preferred.
2. An average of a B in the bachelor's program, with higher scholastic achievement strongly preferred.
3.
Successful completion of an introductory undergraduate course in
statistics that covers descriptive and basic inferential statistical
procedures. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will be
considered for conditional admission and may not move to the Advanced
Standing Program until this prerequisite is satisfied. Students may sit
for an examination to place out of this prerequisite.
Professional
In
addition to meeting minimum academic requirements, applicants are
evaluated for personal qualifications and suitability for professional
social work education.
Consideration is given to such areas as:
1. Motivation toward, knowledge of, interest in, and preparation for social work education;
2. Openness to new approaches and ideas;
3. Capacity for introspection;
4. Ability to analyze social problems;
5. Ability to deal with individual and cultural differences;
6. identification with social work values; and
7. Commitment to practice that includes services to
the poor and oppressed and to the alleviation of poverty, oppression,
and discrimination.
Professional readiness is assessed by
careful review of the entire application, with special attention given
to the personal statement and letters of recommendation.
