Admission to the Undergraduate Social Work Program

The Department of Social Work accepts applications between November 1st and April 15th for students who have or will have completed 54 credits and/or junior status for the upcoming fall semester. In some cases applications are accepted after the April deadline (check with the Department to see if applications after the April 15 deadline will be accepted).

Steps for admissions:

1. For admission to the Social Work Program for the fall semester, a student must be a current SUNY Brockport student or an accepted SUNY Brockport transfer student. Transfer students must first apply and be accepted to SUNY Brockport. Click here for the Undergraduate Admissions Department. Note: Acceptance to SUNY Brockport does not guarantee admission to the Social Work program.

2. Following acceptance to SUNY Brockport a student who has or will have junior status (54 credits by the Fall semester) who is interested in the Social Work Program must review the Application Instructions, complete a Social Work Application, submit 3 academic reference forms, and a checklist form. Note: These forms are in PDF and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

3. Completed applications need to be mailed to the Admissions Secretary – Nancy Prell by April 15th - for the upcoming fall semester.   The Admissions Secretary will create a student file, verify enrollment/acceptance status at SUNY Brockport, verify completed prerequisites, have the essay reviewed/graded, and have reference forms reviewed. The file will then go to the Admissions Committee for a decision on acceptance into the Social Work program.

Note: For transfer students, an unofficial, or a copy of your official transcript is needed to verify GPA and pre-requisite completion. Including a copy of your transcript will allow the Admissions Committee to review student files in less time leading to quicker acceptance to the program.

4. When a decision is made by the Social Work Admissions Committee, the applicant will receive a letter from the Admissions Secretary either accepting them into the Social Work program, conditional/provisional acceptance, or a letter stating the reasons for denial. If accepted into the program, a seat-confirmation form is included with the acceptance letter.  It is very important for applicants to return the signed confirmation form to save their seat in the program for the fall semester.

For questions related to the application process, please contact our Social Work Admissions Secretary - Nancy Prell at 395-5486 (nprell@brockport.edu) or our Social Work Departmental Secretary – JoAnn Sigler at 395-2324 (jsigler@brockport.edu).

Social Work Forms

 

Forms available to print out:

• Appliction instructions (PDF)
• Social Work application form (PDF)
• Recommendation form for entrance into Social Work program (PDF)
  (3 copies are required)
• Checklist

 

If you are unable to download the forms above, please contact us at:

350 New Campus Drive
Brockport, NY 14420-2952
Phone: (585) 395-2324
Email: socwork@brockport.edu.