Applicants to the Master of Social Work Program must meet the general requirements of the Graduate School and the College of Social Work. Students are selected on the basis of intellectual capacity, personal maturity, and motivation. Previous academic work, background experiences, personal development, and potential for professional practice are important considerations in the evaluation of applicants.
To be considered for admission to the Master of Social Work Program, applicants must:
ASAP Applicants must also have:
International students whose native language is not English and who have not received a degree in an English-speaking country must submit evidence to the Admissions Office of adequate training in the use of English. Either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MTELP) must be taken for this purpose. The minimum acceptable scores are 550 (paper exam) or 213 (computer exam) for the TOEFL and 80 for the MTELP.
In the College of Social Work, graduate international students for whom English is not the native language must demonstrate fluency in spoken English through testing (SPEAK-score of 230) and possibly course work before the student will be permitted to enter the field practicum.
A new cohort of students begins at OSU-M the Summer quarter of each calendar year. Applications are accepted and students are admitted until either 35 students have been admitted or the Summer quarter has begun. Students who miss admission for the Summer quarter should speak with the MSW Program Manager at 419-755-4373 for available program options.
In addition the to above requirements, interested applicants must complete the following (complete instructions for applying can be found here):
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The Mansfield campus also offers a variety of courses that may be available to fulfill licensure requirements or that can be taken Graduate Non-degree prior to admission to the program. A graduate non-degree student can take up to 10 credit hours of OSU graduate course work. If the student earns a grade of "B" or higher for a course, the courses/hours transfer into the program once a student is admitted. Since the program admits students every two years, this enables students to take some courses in the interim. These courses are valid for five years for transferring into the program.
To apply for graduate non-degree status for one of the current Mansfield course offerings, visit Graduate admissions. Click on Graduate Non Degree. Download the materials, complete them and mail them along with a copy of your undergraduage degree diploma or a copy of your transcript (official or unofficial) to the MSW office at Mansfield. Applications are accepted in Mansfield until the Friday before the start of the quarter.