Whether you are a current undergraduate student in an unrelated field, a recent graduate with a BSW, or a working professional interested in a career change, our MSW program will help you achieve your goals of making a difference in your community, whether local or global (or somewhere in between!).

Working in field placements chosen to strengthen your classroom learning, you will work toward your goal of receiving your MSW and preparation to affect change in the world. With the help of passionate faculty, and alongside a cohort of amazing students, you’ll pursue research related to your interests, develop high-level skills while working in your community, and ultimately find a way to make your mark on the world.

Our programs will prepare you to go immediately into the workforce or further your study in a doctoral program.

Please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at graduateadmission@saintmarys.edu for application information!

2 Year MSW

• Online Application Form
• Three letters of reference. One letter from  a former faculty member preferred
• Resume or CV 
• Completion of application essays and personal statement
• Transcripts from all previous collegiate work  
• A minimum undergraduate  grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for last 60 semester credits
• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a  comparable degree from an international institution before commencing the MSW program
• No GRE required
• Prerequisites
  • Introductory Psychology course (3 credits)
  • Human Biology course (3-5 credits; lab not required) 
  • Statistics course (3 credits) 

Up to fifteen credit hours from an accredited undergraduate program may be awarded toward the graduate program at the discretion of the Social Work department for students who do not have a BSW and are applying to the 2 year MSW.

1  Year MSW with Advanced Standing

• Online Application Form
• Earned Baccalaureate degree in Social Work (within the last seven years or longer with relevant work experience)
• Transcripts from all previous collegiate work  
• 3.0 GPA from undergraduate BSW program  
• Three letters of reference. One of the three letters should be from a member of the field faculty or directors at your BSW institution, if at all possible.
• Resume 
• No GRE required
• Completion of application essays and personal statement
• Prerequisites (all taken within the last seven years):
  • Introductory Psychology course (3 credits)
  • Human Biology course (3-5 credits; lab  not required) 
  • Statistics course (3 credits) 

Personal Statement 2 year MSW

Your personal statement should be one double-spaced document that is in 12-point font and does not exceed 1500 words.  Your statement must address all of the first four of the following topics, and the fifth if applicable:

• Describe a social problem of your choice. Explain your recommendations for intervention and social change to address the social problem. 
• Describe how your personal and intellectual qualifications, previous human service experience, and/or future goals are relevant to assisting the most economically and socially disadvantaged groups in our society.  Please provide specific examples.
• Please describe your plan to fulfill the MSW requirements while balancing field practicum education hours and other academic work with your other life commitments.
• Discuss your professional and learning goals and describe how the Saint Mary’s College MSW Program will help you achieve these.
• If your undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0, please explain the reason(s) why.

Note: Please use headings or numbers to separate each response in your statement.

Personal Statement 1 year MSW with Advanced Standing

• Discuss your professional and learning goals and describe how the Saint Mary’s College MSW Program will help you achieve these. 
• Please describe your plan to fulfill the MSW requirements while balancing field practicum education hours and other academic work with your other life commitments.
• If your undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0, please explain the reason(s) why.NOTE:  You MUST upload a personal statement to submit and have your application reviewed for admission to the program.

Advanced standing is awarded only to those with a(n): 1) CSWE-accredited baccalaureate social work degree; 2) CASWE-accredited baccalaureate social work degree (from the Canadian social work accreditor, recognized through an MOU with CSWE and CASWE); and 3) Internationally earned ISWDRES-evaluated degree comparable to a baccalaureate social work.