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Application Information
Special note to out-of-state
residents: Winthrop University offers graduate-level
in-state tuition to residents of the following North
Carolina counties: Mecklenburg, Gaston, Alexander, Anson,
Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell, Lincoln, Roman,
Stanly and Union. Applicants who are residents of these
counties may request further details about this option from
the Winthrop University Office of Graduate Studies at
1-800-411-7041 or 803-323-2204.
The admission requirements for
admission to the MSW Program are located on the web at:
http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/MSWadmissionrequirements.htm
The following documents constitute the
application for admission to the Weekend MSW Program:
1.
A completed Winthrop University Graduate Studies
application
(http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/application.htm
).
2.
GRE scores (800 or higher preferred) or MAT scores
(36-42 preferred)
3.
Official transcripts from all colleges and
universities attended (request forms available at
http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/MSWadmissionrequirements.htm)
4.
A completed MSW Application Supplement including the
following:
a)
Professional Resume
b)
A 3-5 page Personal Statement (Times New Roman 12 pt
font) of the following:
·
The major reasons for your interest in the
profession of social work;
·
A description of voluntary or paid experiences
you have had in working with people (type of setting; length
of experience; what you learned while participating);
·
Human Diversity: Discuss experiences you have
had which make you believe you can work effectively with
people from backgrounds that reflect differences in gender,
religion, sexual orientation, abilities and racial, ethnic
and socioeconomic status;
·
Of the diversity groups listed above, discuss
whom would you have the most difficulty working with and
why;
·
Discuss how you view your career goals and
interests in relation to the Winthrop MSW Program mission,
program goals, and Program Concentration in Community and
Individual Empowerment; and,
·
If you believe your record does not reflect
your potential for satisfactory graduate work, please also
discuss why you believe you are now able to be successful in
the MSW Program.
c)
Evidence of Experience Form(http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/MSWadmissionrequirements.htm)
d)
Letters of Recommendation (http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/MSWadmissionrequirements.htm)
e)
MSW Questionnaire (http://www.winthrop.edu/graduate-studies/MSWadmissionrequirements.htm)
The completed
application packet should be sent to:
Graduate
Studies
Tillman
Hall
Winthrop
University
Rock
Hill, SC 29733
Applicants
may also request a hard copy of the MSW Application
Supplement by contacting the Winthrop University Department
of Social Work by phone at 803-323-2168 or the MSW Program
at
MSW@winthrop.edu.
Review of applications will begin on February 1, and will
continue on a rolling basis until enrollment for each cohort is
filled
Return to the MSW
General information page, the
Two Year Program
(60 credits); the
Three
Year
Weekend MSW Program
(60 credits); and, the
One Year
Advanced Standing Program
(39 credits).
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