Doctoral Program Admission Requirements
The doctoral program is open only to highly qualified students. The doctoral degree in social work indicates not merely superior knowledge of the discipline but also intellectual initiative and the ability to design and conduct independent research and evaluation of social work practice and/or social welfare policy.
In addition to the requirements for admission to the Graduate School, it is strongly perferred that candidates have:
- A minimum undergraduate and graduate grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
- An MSW degree from a CSWE accredited institution (Those without this degree must complete it while working towards the PhD.)
- Two years post BSW or post MSW social work practice experience
- A combined score of 1000 or higher on the Verbal and Quantitative components of the Graduate Record Examination. The GRE needs to have been taken within the last 3 years.
For students where English is a second language, applicants to the PhD Program must meet the following criteria to be admitted:
- A score of 550 or higher (paper based test), 213 or higher (computer based test), 79 or higher (internet based test) on the TOEFL
A full description of admissions requirements may be found in the Graduate Bulletin.