Social Work - Admissions to the Program

The goals of the VUDSW Admissions Process are:
• to assess the suitability of students for the social work major/minor
• to provide an orientation to Valparaiso University’s Social Work Department
• to identify student learning interests, strengths, and developing skills.

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), our accrediting body, requires that students be formally admitted into the Department of Social Work.

Requirements for formal admission into the VUDSW include:

1. A strong desire to serve while promoting human and community well-being.
2. A cumulative overall university grade point average of 2.0.
3. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in all Department of Social Work courses.
4. Completion of necessary admissions materials which must exhibit college-level writing skills.
5. A formal interview with a member or members of the social work faculty.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be admitted to the department with a cumulative grade point average lower than 2.0 and/or a social work grade point average lower than 2.5. In such circumstances, a student would be admitted to the department on conditional major status. The student would be allowed one semester to raise their overall grade point average to 2.0 and/or their social work department grade point average to 2.5 in order to remain a social work major.
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Check one: I am declaring a Social Work Major (If you select this choice, do not select a social work minor) I am declaring a Social Work Foundations Minor I am declaring a Social Work Direct Practice Minor I am declaring a Social Work Policy Practice Minor I want a minor, but not sure which one
Note: You can change your minor at a later point in time as all minors must take SOCW 151. For additional course details click on the link below:

Social Work Minors
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Social Work - Admissions to the Program

Social Work - Admissions to the Program

Requirements for formal admission into the VUDSW include:

Note: You can change your minor at a later point in time as all minors must take SOCW 151. For additional course details click on the link below: Social Work Minors

Note: You can change your minor at a later point in time as all minors must take SOCW 151. For additional course details click on the link below:

Social Work Minors