Admissions
Admissions
Admissions
To begin the application process please access this link:
Criteria for admission:The criterion for admissions is as follows:
- Completed Application Form
- $65 (U.S.) non-refundable application fee
- Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher learning
- Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned)
- Current professional resume
- Typewritten statement of professional objectives (2 - 4 pages)
- Provide reasons for pursuing this program. Describe how you might use this program to advance your career (educational goals beyond the master’s level, if applicable, are also relevant).
- Two letters of recommendation
- Letters are required to be from past or current supervisors or professors/instructors that can speak to your profession or academic work, work ethic, character and potential for becoming a great social worker.
- All MSW applicants will be required to go through a virtual screening that will be conducted by a social work professor, a Rowan employee related to the social work program or community advisory board member. An interview may also be required by the Program Director and Field Education Director.
- Interview (Applicants will be contacted directly by the Faculty Admission Committee regarding the interview. The interview can be in person or via telephone.)
Evaluation Process: Rowan’s MSW works in collaboration with the Rowan Global office and operates on a rolling admission schedule. Candidates are notified of admissions decisions via the application portal. Applicants accepted to the program must submit the required deposit, which secures a seat in the upcoming fall semester classes.
Applicants typically receive a decision of Admit or Deny. If/when the program is at capacity, a waitlist is generated with applicants who meet acceptance criteria for whom we do not currently have space.
In rare cases the program may opt to have a “probationary admit” decision as well. This decision is typically used when an applicant’s GPA may be just below the minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA listed under the standard admissions requirements, but other areas in the applicant's record indicate that they may be successful in the program.
