Social Work (MSW)

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Social Work (MSW) cost?

  CAD 24,885 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  Regular Track full-time: 5 consecutive semesters…, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Faculty of Graduate Studies programme profile (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/342/social-work): Program Specific Admission Requirements || Deadline for Winter: || M.S.W. for Working Professionals (16 Months) - BSW graduates: July 1 || Deadline for Summer: || M.S.W. for BSW graduates: November 15 || Deadline for Fall: || M.S.W./J.D.: Applications to the MSW/JD program have been suspended. || M.S.W. for non-BSW graduates: January 15 || PhD: January 15 || M.S.W for Working Professionals (32 Months) - BSW and non-BSW graduates: February 1 || M.S.W for Working Professionals (16 Months) - BSW graduates: February 1 || Minimum TOEFL: || IBT-100 || Minimum IELTS: || 7.0. || Minimum DUOLINGO || : 120 || Minimum Pearson: || 68 || Minimum CELBAN: || Writing 7, Speaking 8, Listening 10, Reading 8 || Additional Requirements || MSW programs: || Two Referee Assessment Forms, resume and personal statement. Please || review the School of Social Work website || for additional requirements. GRE or MAT is recommended for graduates of universities outside of Canada and the USA, and for any applicants with a grade point average below the required 73%. || Application documents can be found at || MSW On Campus Admission Application | School of Social Work || . || MSW/JD program: || Applications to the MSW/JD program have been suspended. || Two Referee Assessment Forms, resume and personal statement. Please || review the School of Social Work website || for additional requirements. GRE or MAT is recommended for graduates of universities outside of Canada and the USA, and for any applicants with a grade point average below the required 73%. More || information on the M.S.W./J.D application process.​ || PhD: || Please review our program website at || PhD in Social Work | School of Social Work || . || Statement of Interest || A curriculum vitae demonstrating experience in Social Work || A sample of professional or academic writing || Three letters of reference || Policy Statement || Research Proposal || GRE is strongly recommended for students who are graduates of universities outside of Canada. || Application documents can be found at || PhD Admission Application | School of Social Work || . · English: IELTS 7.0; TOEFL iBT 100; PTE Academic 68; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: Exemptions (Faculty of Graduate Studies, https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements): a university degree completed at a Canadian institution within the past two years; or a university degree completed within the past two years at an institution in a country on the Faculty's exempt-country list (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon*, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta*, Mauritius*, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa*, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vanuatu*, Zambia, Zimbabwe; * where the medium of instruction was English). Pathways accepted in place of a test: UWindsor ELIP Level III with 75%; ILAC Pathway Level 3.3; ICEAP Toronto Education Cohort Program with 70% (course-based M.Ed. only). Senate policy: https://lawlibrary.uwindsor.ca/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=OTdhY2QzODgtNjhlYi00ZWY0LTg2OTUtNmU5NjEzY2JkMWYx&rID=MzIy&pID=MjMy&attchmnt=False&uSesDM=False&rIdx=MzIy&rCFU= · GRE/GMAT: GRE or MAT is recommended for graduates of universities outside Canada and the USA, and for applicants with a grade point average below the required 73%. · Application fee: CAD 125.00 - Faculty of Graduate Studies application fee (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements)

• Is there a scholarship?

  Faculty of Graduate Studies entrance awards: Doctoral Entrance Award $30,000 ($2,500 x 12 terms); Master's Research Entrance Award $7,500 ($2,500 x 3 terms). Both Canadian and international full-time applicants to RESEARCH-BASED programmes with an admission average of at least 80% are considered on the programme's recommendation; the full application must be in by the programme deadline or the entrance-scholarship deadline, whichever is earlier. Source: || This programme is on the Faculty of Graduate Studies list of programmes NOT eligible for the Doctoral / Master's Research Entrance Awards View scholarship page

• Is it accredited?

  Social worker: Canadian Association for Social Work Education / Association canadienne pour la formation en travail social (CASWE-ACFTS), through its Commission on Accreditation (COA). CASWE-ACFTS accredits Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work degree programmes and states plainly that it does NOT accredit individual practitioners. Accreditation cycles are usually 8 years and run against the Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Where a programme does not meet all…