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MSW Applications and Deadlines

The MSW application is available to download as a PDF document. PDF (Portable Document Format) documents can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.

application

The application for all MSW degree programs consists of:

  • The completed application form
  • A personal statement
  • Official transcripts of all college and university records
  • Three letters of reference
  • A resume

Please note that the application requirements for some degree programs may require additional items. A $50.00 nonrefundable application fee must accompany the completed application and is not credited toward tuition.

The reference letter and practicum evaluation, also included in the application above, are available separately to send to recommenders:

Application should be mailed to: Applications can be dropped off at:
New York University
Graduate Processing Center -
Social Work
7 East 12th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003-4475
NYU Silver School of Social Work
Admissions Office
1 Washington Square North
Entrance is on University Place
Greenwich Village, NY

deadlines

MSW Program SSSW Deadline Admission Into
Two-Year Program
(the traditional path to the MSW)
Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
16-Month Accelerated Nov. 3, 2008 Spring 2009
Advanced Standing Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
Extended One-Year Residence Program Nov. 3, 2008
Jun. 5, 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Extended MSW Program Nov. 3, 2008
Jun. 5, 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
32 Month Program Option Feb. 6, 2009Fall 2009
Dual Degree Programs*
MA at Sarah Lawrence College Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
JD at NYU School of Law Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
MS at Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
Transfer Students Feb. 6, 2009 Fall 2009
Non-Matriculated Students Dec. 8, 2008
Aug. 10, 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2009

Extension Site Summer Deadline: The application deadline for Extended, Extended OYR and non-matriculating students at Sarah Lawrence College, College of Staten Island and St. Thomas Aquinas campuses is April 13, 2009. There is no summer program currently offered at the Washington Square Campus.

*Deadline dates are for the School of Social Work. Please refer to other individual schools for their application deadlines.