Master of Public Policy/Master of Social Welfare in Berkeley United States | University of California, Berkeley

Candidates apply directly to the MPP/MSW Concurrent Degree Program through either school and must be admitted by each school separately. Each program applies the same admissions requirements for concurrent degree students as for all other applicants. Applicants not yet at Berkeley can enroll by being accepted for both the MPP and the MSW (selecting the MAP track). Currently-enrolled Berkeley MPP and MSW students who would like the concurrent degree must submit their application to the complementary school (meeting the regular application deadline) during their first semester in the MPP or MSW program. Candidates admitted to the concurrent degree formalize their enrollment by submitting the Petition to Change Degree Goal/Major to Graduate Division with signatures from each school. Two separate Statements of Purpose are required, one for each program. The general Statement of Purpose should address the MSW Statement of Purpose prompt. Applicants should limit the MSW SOP to 3-5 pages typed, double spaced. Personal History Statement, College Transcripts, Three Letters of Recommendation, GRE scores dated before August 2013 are no longer valid. Applicants to the MPP must have a minimum cumulative TOEFL or IELTS score of: 110 on the Internet-Based TOEFL Test (IBT) OR a 600 on the Paper-Based TOEFL Test (PBT), 7 overall band score on the IELTS. The minimum graduate admission requirements are: a bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution, a satisfactory scholastic average, usually a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale, and enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in your chosen field , MPP Policy SOP Prompt: The Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy welcomes applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds and with a variety of career aspirations.