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Additional Admissions Standards

General admissions standards apply, in addition to: 

  • Successful completion of a comparable first-year, full-time master’s curriculum (including field placement) at a CSWE-accredited school of social work is required prior to the academic year of application to the School. Students must have earned a grade of B or better and the content of the course(s) must be equivalent to ours. Courses will not transfer if they were credited toward a previous conferred degree or if they were taken more than five years ago.

Additional Application Requirements

General application requirements apply, in addition to:

  • Answer the additional Statement of Purpose question

  • Submit an evaluation of the first-year field experience performance evaluation (midterm and final) from the field education department or faculty adviser of their previous social work school (Note: You may use the Practicum Evaluation form)

  • Specific letters of recommendation (Note: These letters may also count as two of the three total required references):

    • Recommendation #1 must be from your faculty advisor or social work professor.

    • Recommendation #2 must be from the field instructor or field work supervisor of your recent field placement.

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