October 1, 2015
Dear Prospective Student,
Thank you for your interest in our Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Program at Governors State
University. Our Social Work Programs are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
CSWE, our accrediting body. We are committed to providing excellent, innovative and contextually based
preparation for advanced social work professionals. Graduates of our social work programs are highly
skilled professionals serving the growing social and economic needs of vulnerable and marginalized
families, their children and communities as well as the organizations that serve these communities.
Graduates of our M.S.W. Program practice social work grounded in a critical social justice ethic. We offer
a Master of Social Work in three concentrations or Specializations: Practice with Children and Families;
Practice in Schools and Holistic and Wellness Practice.
The Governors State University Master of Social Work Program prepares advanced social work
professionals to serve the needs of those at greatest risk. While we offer both a full-time and part-time
study program options, we deliver courses primarily in an evening format more accessible to those
employed full-time and seeking advanced professional credentials. If within seven years prior to
admission to our M.S.W. program you have earned a baccalaureate degree from a CSWE accredited
program in social work, you may apply to our Advanced Standing program. Admission to our M.S.W.
program takes place in the Fall Semester for all students.
Application materials can be found at http://www.govst.edu/chhs/dsw/msw and the final deadline
for submitting all completed application materials is as follows:
March 1, 2016 - Advanced Standing Program Applicants*
March 15, 2016 - Full Program M.S.W. Applicants*
*Please read the MSW Application Instructions carefully and follow all strongly recommended
processing dates to insure that you can meet the Final MSW Program Admission Deadlines above. If you
have questions regarding the application process or want further information on the GSU M.S.W.
program, we have scheduled information sessions on the following Thursday and Friday Evenings from
6:30 to 8pm.
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Friday, January 22, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
- 8 p.m. Hall of Honors
– 8 p.m. Hall of Honors
- 8 p.m. Hall of Honors
- 8 p.m. TBA
- 8 p.m. TBA
Please call the Social Work Department Office at 708.235.3997 or email
[email protected] to reserve a place at one of these sessions.
If you are admitted to the M.S.W. Program in 2016, you are required to attend the New Student
Orientation on Saturday, June 4, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Hall of Honors. If you are
admitted to a Full-Time study plan, you are required to attend the Field Work Application Session also
scheduled on June 4, 2016. Please reserve these dates.
Thank you for your interest in the Governors State University Master of Social Work Program.
Best Regards,
Dr. Gerri Outlaw, Chair
Department of Social Work
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE GROUNDED IN A SOCIAL JUSTICE ETHIC