Apr 03, 2025  
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog

School of Social Welfare: Admissions


The criteria for admission to the graduate and undergraduate programs include academic achievement, commitment and concern for social justice and social change, involvement in social welfare and social change activities, and demonstrated potential for successful completion of the program.

Applicants to the undergraduate program must have completed 57 credits as well as having met general University requirements.

Applicants to the graduate program must hold a Bachelor’s degree.

Applicants with a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.5 will not be considered for admission to the graduate and undergraduate programs.

Applications are accepted for admission only for the fall semester. BSW Program - Priority deadline is March 1 and final deadline May 1. MSW Program - Priority deadline is March 1 and final deadline May 1.

Ninety-five percent of enrolled MSW students and 98 percent of enrolled BSW students complete the requirements for the degree. A survey of MSW graduates indicated that 90 percent of those responding to the questionnaire were employed in social work and 85 percent had obtained employment within three months of graduation.

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