Admissions

Download and save the application to your computer before completing it. For best results, open and complete the form using Adobe Acrobat Reader rather than your web browser. Complete all required fields before applying your electronic signature. After signing, save your completed application and upload the saved PDF in TargetX.

MSW Program Application [PDF]

The application includes:

• Your track (Generalist or Advanced Standing) and enrollment status (full-time or part-time)
• Whether you are interested in the thesis option
• Three personal essays, each limited to 3,000 characters:
  
  1. Your interest and professional goals in pursuing the MSW; how your academic, professional, and life experiences have prepared you for graduate study; the areas of social work practice that most interest you.
  2. Your strengths and areas for growth; how you plan to balance coursework, field internship, and study time with personal well-being and self-care.
  3. Your understanding of social work as a profession and the importance of diversity in all its forms; experiences you have had with diverse populations and how they have influenced your beliefs, attitudes, and biases.
• Essay originality and AI-use certification
• Criminal history, field education, and professional licensure acknowledgment

Download and complete the template in Microsoft Word. Complete each section; if a section does not apply to you, mark "I do not have information to report." If you have more than one item to report in a section, copy and paste the complete Entry block as many times as needed. Do not edit section headings or field labels.

When finished, save or export the résumé as a PDF, review it to confirm all information is visible and in the correct reading order, and upload it in TargetX. Prior work, internship, or volunteer experience is not required for admission.

MSW Application Résumé Template [Word]

Begin by reviewing your program's website to see if there are additional admission requirements and application deadlines prior to applying.  

1. Apply online.
   Apply to Graduate Programs  via the TWU Online Graduate Application Portal following instructions below.  
2. Submit transcripts to TWU.
1. Domestic Applicants must submit official transcripts for each college or university attended, both undergraduate and graduate. See the Student Records website for more details. Original transcripts for each college/university attended must be submitted, even if referred to on another schools transcripts.
2. International Applicants are now required to provide an evaluation prepared by a NACES or AICE member evaluation service. International transcripts should not be sent directly to TWU. See the International Admissions website for more details.
3. Submit Recommendation Requests
   If your program requires you to submit names for recommendations you will need to do it in the application. List of programs-majors.  
4. Pay the application fee.
   The $50 fee ($75 fee for International applicants), which applies to all new and returning applicants, can be paid by:
1. Credit card - Pay Online through the application as the last step before submitting the application. The second portion of the application will not be available until the application fee has been received.
2. Fee Waivers - Graduate applicants who are certified McNair Scholars are eligible for a McNair Scholar Application Fee Waiver. TWU Alumni may be eligible for the Alumni Advantage Fee Waiver. Check your eligibility here: https://twu.edu/alumni-advantage/. If eligible submit the request using the Application Fee Waiver Submission
3. Following fee payment return to the application dashboard where supplemental application documents can be uploaded. The online application will list which documents are needed to fulfill the program admission requirements. You can also check the program's website.
5. Submit Program supplemental documents
1. Review the specific requirements for your intended program to identify any supplemental materials needed for your application.

Watch for emails from your new program/department that may come to your TWU email address.

For more information or assistance with the application or graduate admissions, visit the Graduate Admissions website.

Students who wish to apply for a Graduate Assistantship must meet the General Criteria for Appointment of Graduate Assistants.

Program contact

Brandi Felderhoff, PhD, LCSW-S, APHSW-C
MSW Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
940-898-2072
bfelderhoff@twu.edu

Application deadline

The MSW Program will have a priority application deadline of January 22, 2027. Applicants who submit all materials by this date will receive an admissions decision by February 5, 2027. Students wishing to be considered for TWU scholarships (university, college, school, division, and/or program level) are strongly encouraged to apply by this priority deadline.

Program options

• Apply for the Generalist Program if you have a bachelor’s degree in a major other than Social Work
• Apply to the Advanced Program if you have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited BSW program within the last seven years. If your BSW degree was earned more than seven years ago, please apply to the Generalist program.

Admission requirements

• Minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 60 semester credit hours of coursework
• Upload the following documents into your TargetX application
  • Curriculum vitae/resume highlighting relevant education, experience and employment.
  • MSW Program Application [PDF]