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Admissions Requirements

A complete application consists of:

1. A completed application on Cal State Apply.
2. One set of official transcripts from each college and university attended. Transcripts must indicate a regionally accredited college or university baccalaureate degree, or show baccalaureate degree in progress that will be officially conferred prior to starting MSW classes in Fall semester, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. *Applicants cannot be admitted with a GPA under 2.50 in accordance with the Office of Graduate Studies policy.
3. Completion of an undergraduate statistics course with a grade of 'C' or better.
4. A resume that includes a minimum of 300 hours of experience as a volunteer or employee in a social service setting. These 300 experience hours must be clearly indicated in the resume and the name and email address(es) of the supervisor(s) of these hours must be provided. A 鈥渟ocial service鈥� setting is an agency or organization that provides services designed to enhance or support the well-being of individuals, families, and communities in need.
5. Three electronic recommendations; including either two academic and one professional, or two professional and one academic reference. (Please note: personal references will not be accepted.),
6. A personal statement (maximum of 2 pages).

In accordance with Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) standards, the MSW program does not grant academic credit for previous life or work experience.

Social Work Application

300 Hours of Paid or Volunteer Service

• Social Service experience is any experience where you are directly working with individuals, groups or families, providing support, resources, mentoring, other types of support and/or helping people get connected with community services. This can include work you are doing with individuals, groups or families in person, via electronic communications, in community settings, and or home, office and/or school settings. 

• Examples of settings where it is possible to get social services experience include: after-school programs, community-based organizations, schools, hospitals, senior centers, community centers, local non-profit agencies (e.g., YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Red Cross, Meals on Wheels, to name a few).