Standard Admission Application Materials

 

The following materials are required for standard 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. An earned bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a recognize regional accrediting association.
   2. Completion of a human biology course¹ 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 course² 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 resume' that includes  employment and volunteer experience
6. A document in which the applicant copies and answers each of the following questions in a few concise sentences. 
   
   1. What has inspired you to study social work?
   2. How do you envision using the advanced generalist practice training you gain during your graduate program in your future career?
   3. Describe your experiences with diverse population groups? Discuss how these experiences (or lack thereof) have impacted your understanding of social justice?
   4. Identify a social issue that impacts your community. How could social work address this issue?
   5. 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? 
   6.  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.