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Degrees Offered
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Certificate Programs
♦ Not available
Average Time for Completion of Degree
♦ 2 Years Full Time, 3 Years Modified Part Time
Admission Requirements
♦ GRE if GPA is less than 3.0
♦ Equivalent of four-year bachelor's degree reflecting Liberal Arts, with coursework in: Human Biology, Statistics, content in 3 Social Science areas, with at least one course at or above the 300 level.
♦ Paid or volunteer work in the human services.
♦ Minimum TOEFL 600/250 or IELTS 8.0 (Non-Native English Speakers Only)
Additional Application Requirements
♦ Essay (incorporating specific format)
♦ Three letters of reference: one from a former higher education instructor, one from a former supervisor in the human services, a third from either a former instructor or supervisor--no letters may be from people with a personal relationship to the applicant.
Application Deadlines
♦ Fall Admission only. Domestic: Feburary 1, International: August 15 (one year prior to the fall admission)
Program Costs
♦ General costs
Financial Aid Opportunities
♦ A very small number of stipends are available to strong students with research/teaching skills--work requirement of 150 hours per quarter.
♦ Average Amount: $3,060 per quarter, plus tuition waiver
Additional Information
♦ Program emphasizes social work services to rural families and communities; qualifies graduates for licensing in all fifty states and most Canadian provinces--the
♦ MSW is one of the degrees most prized among staff and administrators in NGOs.
♦ We have 14 full time faculty members, no doctoral program, 50 MSW students.
♦ We have 6-10 assistantships per year, almost all research, almost all full tuition waiver and $9,000 stipend.
♦ We receive many applications from international students, as the MSW is one of the most desirable degrees in NGOs. However, many of these students do not understand much about social work, lack prerequisite courses, an understanding of social policy in their country or the U.S., and do not understand the program requires English skills sufficient to work in local agencies and speak to local people who may be unfamiliar with foreign accents. I hope to develop a program to prepare international students for social work, but in the meantime, it is imperative that students arrive in the us early enough to take OPIE and possibly other courses to prepare them for the program. |
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