Masters in Social Work

A minimum of 1500 hours or one-year, full-time equivalent of social work-related work experience. This may be paid or volunteer work, but must not include field placement, practicums, co-op, or internship work. Experience must be clearly demonstrated through the submission of a curriculum vitae.

A Bachelor of Social Work degree from a recognized university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.3 scale). Students in their final year of a BSW program are eligible to apply and may be given provisional acceptance pending completion of degree requirements by May 30 of the year of entry to the MSW program.

An official transcript. If you have a STU transcript you will not need to submit it as our Admissions Office has access to it.

Two completed reference forms that must be sent directly to the Admissions Office (admissions@stu.ca) by the referee.

Your personal statement should be no more than 1,500 words, double-spaced, and in 12-point font. Please respond to the following: A. Describe the experiences, skills, qualities, and/or personal identities (e.g., disability status, racialized identity, gender, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, etc. ) that you bring that would be helpful in working with diverse populations. B. Drawing from your work experience, indicate with examples what interests you about structural approaches to social work. How do you expect to learn and achieve your career goals within the context of the MSW program at St. Thomas University? C. Indicate your current scholarly and professional interests and how the MSW program at St. Thomas University will help you achieve these. This information will be used to inform advance practicum and thesis options. D. Clearly indicate whether you are applying to the thesis or advanced practicum option.

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