Priority Scholarship Consideration:
A limited number of program-length scholarships are generally reserved for fall-entering students. Priority consideration for these scholarships will be given to completed applications, including accompanying material, received by March 1 for the following Fall semester. Applications received after March 1 or for another start term may still considered for scholarships depending on scholarship availability.
Fall Priority Scholarship Consideration – March 1
Rolling application deadlines:
Applications are reviewed as soon as they are completed and decisions are made throughout the admission cycle until all available spots are filled. Students may start for Spring, Summer, or Fall; however, only full-time students who start in the Fall are provided a practicum placement in their first semester. Students who start in the Spring or Summer will take the practicum for the next available Fall semester.
We will continue to review completed applications after the posted deadline as space allows. Please reach out to grad@lasalle.edu for more information.
Fall with practicum placement (for full-time students) – June 10
Fall without practicum placement (for part-time students) – August 10
Spring – December 10
Summer – May 10
Earned baccalaureate degree in Social Work from a CSWE–accredited program within the past seven (7) years
Minimum cumulative GPA: 3.0
Final course grade of B- or above in all undergraduate social work practicum and practice courses
Provisional admission for applicants with GPAs below the minimum requirement: Students may be accepted provisionally for one semester and must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.25 in SWK courses by the end of the semester to continue in the program.
Earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA: 2.75
Provisional admission for applicants with GPAs below the minimum requirement: Students may be accepted provisionally for one semester and must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in SWK course by the end of the semester to continue in the program.
Social work is based on an understanding of the integral and reciprocal relationship between people and their environments. As a result, social work practice addresses how issues such as race and racism, socioeconomic status, age, ability, family, sexual orientation, and gender identity affect the well-being of people and communities.
In your personal statement, please discuss the following:
Advanced Standing students will submit the following additional materials:
Students may earn both the B.S.W. and M.S.W. degrees by participating in the University’s Five-Year Program. Students satisfy the undergraduate social work major requirements during their first four years at the University, earning a minimum of 120 credits. Students who meet specified criteria proceed to the MSW Advanced Standing Program.