Social Work

General Criteria

1. Must meet General Requirements:

• Applicants must complete an application online.

• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Undergraduate preparation should demonstrate an intellectual capacity for graduate study.

• Applicants must provide official transcripts from all previously attended colleges.

• Applicants must submit a Statement of Purpose that articulates knowledge of professional social work, discusses the applicant’s experience in a social work setting, and answers the questions on the application.

• Applicants must provide two professional letters of reference. Applicants applying to the OYR and Advanced Standing Programs are required to supply additional letters of reference.

• Applicants must pay a non-refundable $75 application fee. If you are currently a non-matriculated student and plan to apply to the program the following semester, your application fee may be waived.

• GRE test scores are not required for admission into our program.

2. Two Letters of Recommendation (One must be from your Social Service employer, internship, or volunteership; the second can be same or Academic)

3. Transcripts from your Undergraduate and Graduate Colleges

4. Statement of Purpose (Recommended 3-4 pages)

Each candidate must complete an approved program of study of at least 96 credits.