Doctorate of Social Work Admission Application

You must submit the following items with your application:

Unofficial transcripts from all previous academic work
Employment history (resume or vita)
Personal statement
Two reference letters with cover letter attached for each reference

Two reference letters. *

Please exclude personal, pastoral and relative references. If you graduated within the past 5 years, you must provide at least one academic reference.

Directions:

Download the Recommendation Cover Letter here.
Provide a copy of the cover letter to each of your recommenders.
Ask your recommenders to complete and return the cover letter when they submit their letters of recommendation to you.
Upload all documents (i.e., the two completed cover letters and letters of recommendation) as a single file PDF.

*Please note there is a $50 application fee.

Admissions requirements:
1. Applicants should hold a master of social work degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) with a minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (above a 3.5 is preferred).
2. Additionally, students should have sufficient information technology skills to be successful in an online doctoral program.
3. Finally, a minimum of two years social work/human service practice experience (preferably post-MSW) is strongly encouraged.

Name*

First Middle Last

Email*

Phone*

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Date of birth*

Gender*

Male
Female

Race/ethnicity*

Student ID if prior UK student

Are you a current UK employee?*

Yes
No

University of Kentucky ID number*

What is your citizenship?*

Please list ALL credit bearing institutions attended (including all undergraduate and graduate work), degree type, whether conferred (i.e, whether you received your degree), and dates attended: (Example: University of Kentucky, Master of Social Work, conferred, 08/18-05/20)*

MSW degree institution*

Application for*

Anticipated concentration*

Unofficial transcripts from all previous academic work.* Please note that students admitted to the program will be required to submit official transcripts.*

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Employment history (resume or vita)*

Two reference letters.*

Please exclude personal, pastoral and relative references. If you graduated within the past 5 years, you must provide at least one academic reference (describing how the applicant performed in the classroom, providing insight into how they might perform as a doctoral student).

Drop files here or

The personal statement (no more than 5 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font) should include the following:

Why you are interested in pursuing a DSW?
- Articulate include why you are pursuing a DSW versus a PhD? Why now, at this stage in your career? What concentration area you are interested in (i.e., administration and leadership, clinical social work, or military behavioral health)? What impact you expect on your career and on social work practice?
How will your practice experience inform your DSW education?
- Describe salient points of your practice experience, your current area of practice expertise and/or interest, and how they will support your education as an advanced practitioner.
Identify characteristics, circumstances, or challenges that could enhance or limit your success in pursuing a DSW.
Specify a practice problem or challenge that you would like to focus on as part of the DSW program curriculum. Your discussion should demonstrate critical thinking about social work practice, a basic understanding of the practice problem or challenge identified, and reflect an interest in improving practice.

Your personal statement serves as a writing sample and should demonstrate critical thinking, graduate level writing, and be formatted in APA style, including a title page and reference section (not included in the 5-page limit).

Personal statement*

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By submitting this application, if accepted, students have sufficient information technology skills to be successful in an online doctoral program. Submission also indicates the student will remain in good standing with their program and the Graduate School.

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