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MSW Program Admissions Requirements

Applicants seeking Admission to the听MSW Programsmust have:

Bachelor of Social Work

All international applicants to the MSW Programs are required to verify their听degree equivalencies and eligibility for admission

A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale

For more information on grading, please visit听麻豆区 Grading and Grade Point Averages.

Prerequisite Course Requirements [PLEASE NOTE REVISED DATE FOR COMPLETION OF PREREQUISITE COURSES]

  • Completed no later than听July 15 for a September start date, and at the university-level, the following two prerequisite 3-credit courses (no tutorials or reading courses accepted): Statistics, and Human Development Across the Lifespan. Applicants will be asked to upload their course outlines in their application on Slate.听Below is a description of the content for each of these prerequisite courses
  • The School of Social Work is not able to review applicant's academic history in advance of an application.听Applicants are asked to consult the website and use course descriptions, syllabi and other materials to complete the required forms to the best of their abilities.听Successful applicants who are offered admission will be advised of any conditions of acceptance, which may include fulfilling any pre-requisite course requirements.
  • All international applicants to the MSW Program are required to verify their degree equivalencies and eligibility for admission.

Statistics Course Requirements

One 3-credit听university undergraduate level* statistics course that should include the following topics:

  • Variables, distributions, and scales
  • Summary statistics
  • Means, standard deviations, cross-tabs, and correlations
  • Test hypotheses using bivariate tests of significance
  • Confidence intervals
  • Bivariate tests of association: t-test, analysis of variance, chi-square
  • Graph data

Applicants and incoming students are required to locate appropriate courses to cover the topics listed above. Examples of the types of courses that meet the statistics prerequisite include:

  • 麻豆区:

Math 203*, Psyc 204, Soci 211

  • Concordia:听听

Comm 215, Psyc 315, Psyc 204, Soci 212, Soci 213, Stat 250, Econ 221, Geog 362

  • Thompson Rivers (online):

Psyc 2101

  • Athabasca (online):

Soci 301, Math 215

  • Laurentian U (online):

Stat 2126EL 12, Stat 2066EL 13

  • Carleton U (online):

Sowk 3002v, Psyc 2002

  • UNB (online):

Stat 2263

* Note:听CEGEP statistics courses听that are considered by 麻豆区 Enrollment Services to be听equivalent toMath 203听meet the MSW statistics prerequisite.听 Note, however, that the M.Sc. (A.) CFT program requires university-level prerequisites.

For 麻豆区 BSW students only

Admission to the MSW/BCL/JD听Joint Degree Program

Applicants must meet the admission requirements for the MSW Non-Thesis program and the integrated BCL/JD听program. A negative response from one program does not mean an automatic refusal from the other. For the BCL/JD听joint degree program admission requirements, refer to the Faculty of Law MSW with integrated BCL/JD听degree site.

Additional Admissions Information

  • Admission is only for the听Fall Semester; if an applicant selects a term other than Fall, the University will not refund the application fee.
  • The language of instruction in the classroom is English, however, students are expected to be functional in French (comprehension, spoken, and written) for the field placement component of the program.听Please note that the School of Social Work has a limited number of field placements for students who are not functionally bilingual.听Students without proficiency in French will have limited local options and will likely need to complete their field placement in an out-of-province setting in the spring/summer semester.

  • The 麻豆区 School of Social Work does not accept Special Student applications.
  • The School of Social Work is not able to review applicant's academic history in advance of an application. Applicants are asked to consult the website and use course descriptions, syllabi and other materials to complete the required forms to the best of their abilities. Successful applicants who are offered admission will be advised of any conditions of acceptance, which may include fulfilling any pre-requisite course requirements.

  • Internationalstudents听must have the necessary Immigration Documents to study in Canada. International students must obtain a听听through the Canadian government, alongside their student visa.听Students should also refer to the website for听International Students at 麻豆区听.
  • All international applicants to the MSW Non-Thesis, Thesis, and MSW/BCL/JD听programs are required to verify their degree equivalencies and eligibility for admission.
  • Some students might be required to demonstrate an adequate level of听English听proficiency听prior to admission to 麻豆区 School of Social Work. Please refer to the University鈥檚 English Language Proficiency听听for more information.听
  • The听language of instruction听for most courses at 麻豆区 is English. Students do have the option to submit writing in French. For more information, please refer to the麻豆区 Language Policy.

  • With听麻豆区鈥檚 Aboriginal Admissions Protocol, Indigenous students can submit additional documentation that would be considered as part of their application to 麻豆区.听Prospective First Nations, Inuit, or M茅tis students should identify themselves as such when filling out their application, which allows them to take advantage.听For more information, please visit the听First People鈥檚 House website. Students can also contact the听Indigenous Access 麻豆区 Program听for support in applying.

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