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Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research

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Graduate Admissions

The Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applications are now being reviewed in the order in which they are completed, and the process will continue on a rolling basis.  Be sure all the components of your application are in as soon as possible.

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An opportunity to meet faculty and Master's students, see the Graduate School, and ask questions informally.

Student Life - More information about student life and the profession of social work

Career Changers Program

If you’re considering a career change, here’s an opportunity to “get a taste” of what social work education is all about. This course is open to the public and is taught by our full-time faculty.

Advanced Standing

MSS Degree

As one of the very first social work schools in the nation, Bryn Mawr's MSS (Master of Social Service) degree is equivalent in both licensure and use to the MSW degree.  The MSS program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

MSS, MSS/MLSP, and MLSP Programs

Applicants to the MSS and the MSS/MLSP programs must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university and work and volunteer or internship experience in the human services. Applicants to the MLSP program must have a Master's in social work or related field. Applications must be supported by transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate work as well as by three references, two of which should be from professors and one from a supervisor of the applicant's social work related experience. An essay and a personal interview are required. International applicants must submit TOEFL results. Admissions requirements are the same for applicants to the full-time and the part-time programs.

PhD Program

PhD applicants are expected to have Master's-level training in social work or a closely allied field. Experience in social work practice is desirable as well. Applicants to the PhD program are required to submit the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all applicants whose native language is not English.

Contact Information

Admissions Office
Bryn Mawr College
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
300 Airdale Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-1697

Phone: 610-520-2601
Email: swadmiss@brynmawr.edu

Bryn Mawr College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship, loan, athletic, and other College-administered programs.

Last modified March 2008 — Bryn Mawr College GSSWSR