Admission Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, with a minimum GPA of 3.2. Additionally, candidates must have at least three years of post-MSW experience iin oe or more of the following areas of social work practice:

  • Clinical Social Work (Direct Practice)
  • Child, Family, and School Social Work
  • Medical and Healthcare Social Work
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Work
  • Community Social Work
  • Probation and Parole
  • Gerontological Social Work
  • Forensic Social Work
  • Military and Veterans Social Work
  • Policy and Advocacy Social Work
  • Administration and Management Social Work

  Those engaged in clinical practice across micro, mezzo, or macro levels are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Clinical Licensure is preferred, not required, and demonstration of urban-based community involvement on a micro/macro/mezzo level is valued.
• This is a 3-year urban-focused program intentionally developing leadership skills from micro/macro/mezzo perspectives with individuals/families and communities.
• An official copy of transcripts from all institutions attended, including graduate and undergraduate colleges and universities, is required.
  
• No GRE Required.
• Please submit one sample of professional writing, which may include a publication, research proposal, clinical report, or other professionally relevant abstracts, if available. The submission should not exceed 21 pages in length.
• A current resume documenting professional experiences is required.
• Three letters of recommendation. These letters must be from officials or faculty members of institutions previously attended who are acquainted with the applicant’s ability for graduate study or from employment supervisors where applicable.
• Submit a typed, personal statement of professional interest that addresses the following questions:
  1. Why are you interested in pursuing a DSW degree at Morgan State University?
  2. What do you expect to gain from advanced DSW studies?
  3. Describe a professional experience you had with a client or client system that was very challenging, and describe how you intervened. What was the conceptual/theoretical framework that undergirded your intervention?
  4. How will this DSW degree help you to impact urban individuals, families, or communities positively?
• All documentation must be emailed using the admissions portal.
• An interview with the DSW Program Committee may be required.
• The application will reopen on January 6th, 2025
• The application Deadline is May 31, 2025.