Admission Procedure for Social Work Majors
Students who have decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Social Work should declare Social Work as their major either when applying to Metropolitan State College of Denver, or as soon as possible after deciding to major in Social Work. Advising is required for all students majoring in Social Work and is available in the Social Work Department Office located in Central Classroom 207. Declaration of Major forms may be picked up in the Admissions Office in Central Classroom 120, or in the Social Work Department Office.
Students must apply to the Social Work Department in the Spring semester prior to the Fall semester in which the student intends to start the Social Work Program, and be accepted into the department before registering for any Social Work core classes. Social Work Department admission packets may be picked up in the Social Work Office, beginning February 1st of each year or printed from the website below. The application deadline is March 1st. Students will be notified of their acceptance prior to registration for the next summer and fall sessions.
The Social Work Department only accepts new majors once per year. Students may only begin the SWK Program in the Fall semester. All prerequisites must be completed prior to the Fall semester in which students start the SWK Program.
Social Work majors must have all 11 prerequisites completed prior to the Fall semester in which they start the program. All substitutions must be approved in writing by the Chair of the Social Work Department.
Social Work Department Prerequisites:
| 1. ENG1010 Freshman Composition: The Essay |
| 2. ENG1020 Freshman Composition: Research, Analysis and Documentation |
| 3. SPE1010 Public Speaking OR SPE1710 Interpersonal Communications |
| 4. BIO1000 Human Biology OR BIO2310 Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| 5. ANT1310 Intro to Cultural Anthropology |
| 6. PSY1001 Intro to Psychology |
| 7. SOC1010 Intro to Sociology |
| 8. PSC1010 Intro to American National Government |
| 9. MTH1210 Intro to Statistics * OR PSY2310 Intro to Stats for Behav Sci OR MTH1230 Intro to Prob & Descriptive Stats |
| 10. SWK1010 Intro to Social Work and Social Welfare |
| 11. SWK1020 Intro to Agency Experience |
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*Students with difficulty completing the Statistics requirement should contact the SWK Department for advising. |
Social Work majors must have 60 hours of volunteer work completed prior to the Fall semester in which they start the program. At least 30 hours must be completed in SWK1020. Students have the option to complete all 60 hours in SWK1020, or complete the rest independently. Independent hours should be documented on the Completion Form.
You will have completed all 11 prerequisites by the Fall?
You will have all 60 hours of volunteer work completed by Fall?
You have read and understand what general studies, multicultural courses and general electives you still need?
If you are a transfer student you have officially transferred into Metro and met with a SWK Advisor?
Admission forms available for download: (All in Rich Text Format)
Click here to download entire Social Work Department Information Packet for Majors (Rich Text Format) which contains detailed information about the application procedure and the notification of acceptance process.
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