Admissions
The criteria for admission to the graduate and undergraduate programs include academic achievement, commitment and concern for 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 with a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative gradepoint average, as well as having met general University requirements (pre-requisite courses for applying to the Undergraduate program are listed below). 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. The Graduate Record Exam is not required for admission.
Applications are accepted for admission only for the fall semester. The deadline for all applications is March 1st. Applications and all supporting documents must be postmarked by this date.
Forty-three percent of applicants to the MSW program are accepted; 45 percent are accepted to the BSW program. 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.
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Applicants to the Undergraduate Program must have completed a minimum of 57 credits that must be earned prior to beginning the program. Within these credits, students must have completed courses providing a broad liberal arts base with core content in the following areas.
• A minimum of one 3 credit course in English composition, which develops proficiency in the composition of expository and argumentative essays. This requirement may be met by EGC 101: Composition 1, by having taken comparable course work at another institution or by scoring 4 on the English placement examination and completing a designated intensive writing course.
• A minimum of one 3 credit introductory course in biological sciences which provides an understanding of the major concepts of biology, including the cell, the gene, molecular biology, development and evolution, the human implications and values associated with these concepts, and the impact of biology on human behavior. This requirement may be met by BIO 101: A Humanities Approach, or comparable course work at another institution.
• A minimum of one 3 credit course in natural sciences or mathematics in addition to the biology course.
• A minimum of two 3 credit courses in the humanities and/or fine arts.*
• A minimum of one 3 credit course in American political systems which provides knowledge about the organization of American government, including the Constitution, Congress, political parties, pressure groups, growth of the presidency, the Supreme Court, judicial review, federalism, separation of powers and the Bill of Rights. This requirement may be met by POL 102: Introduction to American Government, or comparable course work at another institution.
• A minimum of one 3 credit introductory course in sociology or anthropology which provides an analysis of the principles of social structure through an examination of various forms of kinship, marriage, family, age group, voluntary associations and various levels of political, judicial, religious and economic organization. This requirement may be met by ANT 102: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology or SOC 105: Structure and Methods, or comparable course work at another institution.
• A minimum of one 3 credit introductory course in psychology which provides an understanding of psychology as the science of behavior, including content related to personality theory, social and developmental psychology and psychological testing. This requirement may be met by PSY 103: Introduction to Psychology, or comparable course work at another institution.
• A minimum of one 3 credit course in American history (post-Reconstruction era) which provides knowledge of modern American history including industrialization,the impact of industrialization upon social, cultural and political life, the Great Depression, the New Deal and the resulting social and technological changes. This requirement may be met by HIS 104: United States Since 1877, or comparable course work at another institution.
*Consult School of Social Welfare for approved courses. Studio, design or skills improvement courses are not accepted.
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