Advanced Admissions

(Face to Face or Online¹)

Application Materials

The following application materials are required by the program for advanced admission applications:

1. A completed application to the TTU Graduate School
2. Paid application fee
3. Unofficial transcripts - official transcripts are required only if applicant is admitted. The transcripts should indicate:
   1. A bachelor's degree in social work earned within the previous 5 years² from a program accredited by CSWE (see footnotes) OR a degree recognized through CSWE's International Social Work Degree Recognition and Evaluation Service OR a degree covered under a memorandum of understanding with international social work accreditors
   2. Completion of a human biology course³ equivalent to TTU credit for: BIOL 1402 or ANTH 2300 or both BIOL 1403 & 1404 or both ZOOL 2403 & 2404. Please highlight the course on the transcript.
   3. Completion of a statistics course⁴ equivalent to TTU credit for: MATH 2300 or PSY 2400 or SOC 3391. Please highlight the course on the transcript.
   4. Please refer to the Texas Tech Transfer Equivalency website.
4. Two (2) letters of recommendation. Preferably, one letter will be from a recent employer and one from a former professor.
5. A copy of the final field placement evaluation (or a copy of the midterm field evaluation for students who will complete their BSW at the end of the present semester)
6. A resume' that includes  employment and volunteer experience.
7. A document in which the applicant states and answers each of the following questions. (200 to 300 words per question).
   1. Discuss how social work values have influence your interaction with a client system.
   2. Briefly discuss an example of a professional ethical dilemma that you have experienced.
   3. Describe and discuss a client system interaction in which diversity was a factor.
   4. How do you envision using the advanced generalist practice training you might gain through the Texas Tech MSW program in your future career?
   5. Identify and discuss an area of social injustice that impacts individuals, groups, and communities.
   6. Students who must work while in the MSW Program should apply to the program only if their work hours are very flexible. With this in mind, do you plan to be a full-time or part-time graduate student?
   7.  Please indicate the year, semester, and the institution attended when you completed, or will complete, the Human Biology and Statistics prerequisites. If you completed your prerequisites at an institution other than Texas Tech University please also state if you were able to demonstrate equivalency by using the Texas Tech Transfer Equivalency website and list what your course was equivalent to. If not, you will be required to obtain a copy of the course syllabus for our staff to review for equivalency.

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