Student Admission and Performance Requirements
General Admission
Requirements
Admission Deadline: Fall admission only.
Admission
to the Graduate School at St. Cloud State University Students
who are admitted to the MSW program must also meet the admission
standards for the graduate school which include Graduate
School application form, application fee of $35 and completion
of the GRE.
Admission Requirements Specific to the Program
Students may
enter the MSW program as foundation students (non BSW) or
advanced standing students (BSW)
- An undergraduate
degree from an accredited college or university. For advanced
standing applicants, the degree must be from a program
accredited by the Council on Social Work Education within
the past seven years. The social work degree must be granted
prior to the beginning of advanced standing classes on
September 1. Official transcripts must be submitted with
the application.
- For
applicants not holding a bachelor’s degree in social
work from a program accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education, evidence of completion of the following
pre-requisites is required: Human biology, Social Statistics,
Human Life Cycle Development and three (3) additional courses
in social/behavioral sciences. This includes courses in
the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, economics,
political science, psychology, history, human relations.
The courses may be taken at any accredited college or university.
A transcript documenting completion of the courses is due
at admission.
- Students must have
a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Advanced standing students must have at least a 3.0 grade
point average in their social work courses.
- Foundation students must
have completed 2 years of experience in human services/social
change activities. Advanced standing students need two
years of social work experience post BSW.
- The program does not
grant social work course credit for life experience or
previous work experience but may take these factors into
account in the admission process.
- A current resume including the
following: education, paid work experience, volunteer experience
and community involvement.
- A written response to the following
essay question: Having read the mission of the Social Work
Program please respond to the following:
- How are your
career goals consistent with the mission?
- Describe
a social justice issue that is of interest to you and describe
the contribution you plan to make toward the resolution
of the problem.
Your response should be three to five typed
double spaced pages (12 font).
- Three letters of recommendation
required.
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