Master of Social Work - Health

Social workers play a vital role on a health care team along with physicians, nurses, and other physical and mental health professionals. They assist individuals and their families in coping with and adapting to a variety of health-related conditions, including acute, chronic, and terminal illnesses, as well as trauma. Hospitals and community-based health care organizations offer employment opportunities for social workers as clinicians, case managers, and administrators. Social workers utilize evidence-based clinical approaches to serve clients in various health care settings, including primary health/prevention, hospital inpatient and outpatient units, including emergency rooms, intensive care, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, geriatrics, renal dialysis, trauma care, and palliative care, new technology services, including stem cell research, genetic counseling, and transplant care, as well as rehabilitation, home health services, hospice, long-term care facilities, public health agencies, and research centers.

A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized Bachelor's degree.
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution.
Transcripts (mark sheets, school records, grades) for all post-secondary schools attended. Official English translations must be provided if the transcripts are only in the native language.

English Requirements :
TOEFL : 80 or higher
IELTS : 6.5 or higher
DUOLINGO : 105 or higher
ACT English score of 18 or higher
SAT Reading score of 27 or higher