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MSW Statement of Interest

Admissions

Upload an essay into the `Essay/Statement of Interest' section of the online application. Write an autobiographical essay explaining your interest in practicing social work. This essay is intended to give the MSW Admissions Committee a holistic picture of you as a potential MSW student.

We'd like to know about your strengths, your self-awareness, and your perception of areas for personal and professional growth. This essay should be two to four pages, double-spaced, using Times Roman, 12 pt. font.

Specifically address the following:
  1. Describe what professional, academic, and/or volunteer experiences led you to choose social work.
    For advanced standing applicants that hold a BSW only: Please include information regarding your undergraduate field placement in your response to question one.
  2. Describe a time when you engaged with a person or group whose perspective(s) differed from your own, and what you learned from that experience.
  3. Discuss your commitment to a specific social justice issue, and how you see this issue relating to your future practice as a social worker.
  4. If admitted to this MSW program, you will be expected to adhere to the UNCW School of Social Work Technical Standards, which are derived from the NASW Code of Ethics. Please review the Technical Standards and describe your understanding of the value of these Technical Standards.”
  5. Why have you chosen to apply to this particular MSW program, and what do you hope to gain from it? Please tailor your response to the specific features of the program that resonate with you.

Contact the MSW Program

Kris L. Hohn, MSW, PhD | Assistant MSW Program Coordinator

hohnk@uncw.edu

School of Social Work