MSW Program Admission Process
MSW Admission Requirements
Transferring Credits
Admissions Appeal Procedure
Apply Online
All application forms are downloadable (below). If you'd like a complete paper packet mailed to you, or need more information about the program you may contact the School of Social Work via email at msw@sau.edu or by calling 563/333-6910.
Please submit all application correspondence to:
St. Ambrose University
School of Social Work
518 West Locust
Davenport, IA 52803
The forms below are in PDF format, and require Adobe Acrobat reader to view AND MS Word. You can print or fax these forms (pdf format) or fill them out and email to us directly (as an attachment please) to msw@sau.edu
Please remember to enclose the application fee of $25 with your application before mailing. If you apply online, the fee will be automatically billed to you.
* Application to Graduate Studies
(Graduate page link)
* MSW Program Application (print
out pdf)
or Word Format (.doc)
* Letter of Reference (print
out pdf) or Word format (.doc)
* Must have three letters of reference
total.
* Liberal Arts Audit Sheet
(print out pdf) or Word
format (.doc)
* Application Checklist (print out)
Transfer of credits: Students from other accredited graduate schools of social work may receive recognition of up to 30 credit hours, provided the courses were completed not more than five years prior to the date of application. Students must complete the 30 hours of the concentration year at St. Ambrose. No credits, other than those from an accredited graduate school of social work, will be transferred from other institutions. Graduate credits earned within five years at St. Ambrose may be applied as elective credits toward the MSW degree provided those credits were not applied to another degree. Not more than nine (9) elective credits can be earned and those must be reviewed by MSW faculty for appropriateness to social work education. No academic credit for life experience and previous work experience will be given, in whole or in part, in lieu of field practicum or of courses in the professional foundation areas specified in CSWE curriculum policy statement.
Applicants for admission to the Master of Social Work Program have a right to appeal decisions related to admission to the MSW Program according to the following procedures:
1. Applicants must file a written appeal of any decision of the Admissions Committee within two weeks of having received written notification of an Admissions Committee decision. The applicant’s appeal must include the reasons for challenging the Admissions Committee’s decision.
2. The decision of the Appeals Committee will be made within two weeks after receipt of the appeal by a majority vote of those committee members present, using a secret ballot.
3. The applicant will be informed both verbally and in writing of the Appeals Committee’s decision within two weeks of that decision.
4. The student has a right to appeal the Appeals Committee’s decision to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Applications and a complete program description are currently available. Applicants may apply directly to the School of Social Work or print a copy of each of the following bulleted application material and mail to the School of Social Work. Official transcripts from all Universities/Colleges you have attended must be mailed directly to the School of Social Work. The Admissions Committee meets monthly to review applications until class limits are reached. Students are advised to apply early in the year preceding matriculation.