Master of Social Work

Guided by the ethics, values, scholarly inquiry, and practice principles of the social work profession, the mission of the University of Wyoming's Division of Social Work is to educate and prepare students to become effective, ethical, and competent advanced generalist social workers by providing quality learning opportunities for leadership in promotion of social, economic and environmental justice for diverse populations in the state of Wyoming, nationally, and internationally.

Requirements for the Standard MSW Program:

A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university that reflects a broad liberal arts preparation. This consists of having completed at least 21 credit hours in social and behavioral sciences and 6 credit hours in natural sciences, humanities, visual and performing arts, and quantitative reasoning;

An undergraduate cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4-point scale.

A statistics course, receiving a grade of C or better;

A human biology course, receiving a grade of C or better

Please note, General Biology classes do not meet this requirement. Other courses that can be substituted for human biology include the following:

Human Biology

Developmental Psychology

Biological Psychology

Physiological Psychology

Requirements for the Advanced Standing MSW Program:

A bachelor's degree in Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education accredited social work program;

An undergraduate social work GPA of 3.25 or above;

An overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above;

Received a B or better and/or a Satisfactory grade in BSW Field Education Practicum.

The minimum paper TOEFL score acceptable for full admission is 540. This corresponds to the Internet-based TOEFL of e minimum IELTS score for full admission is 6.0.