Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
The School of Social Work requires one of the following:
undergraduate degree with 30 credit hours in liberal arts courses at the undergraduate or graduate level
Bachelor of Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school of social work
liberal arts undergraduate degree
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = A) in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = A) in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants must submit:
graduate admission application and application fee
official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
three letters of reference
professional resume that includes volunteer and paid work experience
statement of educational and career goals
signed standards of ethical and professional behavior form
proof of English proficiency
3.0 GPA or equivalent
IELTS - overall band score of 6.5
TOEFL IBT - minimum score 80.