Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content

How to Apply

PHD Applications and Deadlines

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

application

This application packet includes the following materials:

  • Application for the PhD Program
  • Guidelines for the Personal Essay
  • Professional Reference Forms
  • Application Checklist
  1. In addition to completing the required forms you must arrange for official transcripts covering all undergraduate and graduate work to be mailed directly to the address listed below. If degree work is incomplete at the time of application, a supplemental transcript should be sent when final grades and award of the degree are recorded.
  2. Provide a current Curriculum Vitae/resume with your completed application.
  3. Take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) at a certified testing center. To speed processing you may send copies of your score reports to our office with your application materials. However, an official score report is still required. Please be sure to indicate the date you took or expect to take the test. The School's GRE code is 2506 and the MAT code is 1537.
  4. International applicants whose first language is not English must also submit scores for the following test: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The School code for these tests is 2506.
  5. Retain a copy of your completed application form and personal essay for your records.
  6. Enclose a non-refundable application fee of $50.00 (USD) in the form of a check or money order made payable to New York University-Social Work. Cash and credit card payments will not be accepted.
  7. The completed application form and all supporting materials must be received no later than 5:00 pm (17:00) Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2008 in order for your application to be considered.

The completed application packet should be mailed to:

New York University
School of Social Work
Office of Admissions
Ehrenkanz Center
1 Washington Square North
New York, NY 10003-6654