Program Admission
Part 1 - University Application
All students interested in the Master of Social Work program must apply to CSU Pueblo. Beginning with the Fall 2022 applications, student do not have to submit a separate application to the Department. The application to CSU Pueblo as a graduate student also serves as the application to the Department. Applications are due February 1 of the year in which the student wishes to attend the program.
Fall 2022 Late Applications are now being accepted. Deadline is June 1, 2022.
Students can apply to Colorado State University Pueblo here:
Important: Applicants must submit a $35 payment for their application
Part 2 - (Advanced Standing Students Only) Submit Field Practicum Application - To Be Completed After Admission
Field practicum allows students to observe real-life situations handled by professionals in the field. Social work students are required to also apply for admission into the field practicum.
Specialized students are required to submit the field application once they have been admitted to the program.
Generalist students do not have to apply until the end of their first semester.
Students will be notified by April 1st of each year, and the application for the field is due by April 30th.
No student can apply to the field without first being admitted into the program.
Students must register at Tevera and pay $203 for lifetime access.
Your application will not be considered until all required materials are completed.
Admission Requirements
Specialized
- A Bachelor of Social Work degree from a CSWE accredited program or recognized through its International Social Work Degree Recognition and Evaluation Services
- A course in statistics
- A research course
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- 120 hours of volunteer or paid work experience in human services field (above and beyond field hours) in a 6-month period during the last 5 calendar years
- Most recent field evaluation
- 3 Letters of recommendation, one from a professor, one from academic advisor, one from employer or field supervisor*
- A 3-page summary outlined in Step 4 or pg. 2 of the MSW Student Handbook
Generalist
- A Bachelor’s Degree from a university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the Department of Education, with at least 18 credits of liberal arts studies
- A course in statistics
- A research course
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or a 2.5-2.99 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a “B” grade or higher in all courses for the first semester of the MSW program (beginning Fall 2023)
- 3 Letters of recommendation, one from a professor, one from academic advisor, one from employer or field supervisor
- A 3-page summary outlined in Step 4 or pg. 2 of the MSW Student Handbook
