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May 13, 2008

 

The criteria for admission to the graduate and undergraduate programs include academic achievement, commitment and concern forsocial change, involvement in social welfare and social changeactivities; and demonstrated potential for successful completion ofthe program. Applicants to the undergraduate program must havecompleted 57 credits with a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative gradepoint average, as well as having met general University requirements. Except in very special circumstances, applicants to thegraduate program must hold a bachelor’s degree. Applicants with acumulative 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. The deadline for all applications is March 1. Applications and allsupporting documents must be postmarked by this date.

Forty-three percent of applicants to the MSW program areaccepted; 45 percent are accepted to the BSW program. Ninety-five percent of enrolled MSW students and 98 percent ofenrolled BSW students complete the requirements for the de-gree. Asurvey of MSW graduates indicated that 90 percent ofthose responding to the questionnaire were employed in socialwork and 85 percent had obtained employment within three months of graduation.

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