DePaul University

Type: Private University

Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Founded: 1898

Website: https://www.depaul.edu/Pages/default.aspx

Ranking: U.S News #127



Social Work (MSW)
Masters

Information

Application Fee: $40
Tuition per Year: $729
Avg. Scholarship: $0
Entry Semesters: Fall
Application Dealine: $For admission in the autumn quarter, the deadline for full-time applicants is April 1 (or until the cohort is filled), and the deadline for part-time applicants is July 15.

Requirements

Min GPA: 2.7
Require GRE: No
Require GMAT: No
Required Documents:
Diploma
Transcript
Transcript Evaluation
English Test Report
Resume
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation: 2
Additional Admission Requirements: *Two references (references may be submitted by letter, email, or the online application's reference tool) from supervisors or instructors who have known you for at least a year. One reference should address your work or professional potential while the second reference should address your academic potential. If you cannot provide the two types of references, please explain your circumstances in a cover letter attached to the application. *Official Transcripts from each educational institution you have attended. While there are no specific course pre-requisites for admission, transcripts are reviewed for completion of baccalaureate-level course work in the areas of: Social and Behavioral Sciences Mathematics and/or Statistics Natural Sciences Arts & Humanities *Personal Statement. Please address each of the following five areas. The admissions committee will use your responses to assess your readiness for graduate education and your potential for success in the social work profession. Please limit your responses to one single-spaced page per section using one-inch margins. What motivates you to pursue a career in social work? More specifically, why are you choosing to pursue a Masters in Social Work at DePaul University? What personal characteristics and strengths do you possess that will help you be successful in graduate studies and eventually becoming a social worker? Identify and discuss a social issue that you feel passionate about addressing. What role do you imagine playing in addressing this social issue? Reflect and discuss a challenging situation you have had with another person (i.e. supervisor, peer, colleague, or professor). How did you manage it and what did you learn from it that you believe will help you in the MSW program? Describe how you would manage being a graduate student and successfully completing our MSW program. How would you balance the demands of graduate school, including coursework, internship (i.e. 16-20 hrs. per week), work, family, and finances, etc.?

English Proficiency

English Test Waiver:

Students holding a bachelor's, master's, or PhD from a regionally accredited United States institution will have the TOEFL requirement waived upon receipt of their U.S. transcripts.

TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
Total: 80 Reading/Literacy: 17 Writing/Production: 17 Listening/Comprehension: 17 Speaking/Conversation: 17