Graduate School Admissions Office

To be evaluated for admission, ALL applicants must complete the following and send to the Graduate School Admissions Office:

Mail to:
Graduate School Admissions Office
200 Bynum Hall, CB# 4010
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4010
 

• UNC Graduate School Application. Complete online.
• Application fee is $77
• One official copy of all transcripts. International applicants must also provide an English translation. List on the Graduate School application all colleges/universities you have attended for any length of time, even if you did not complete a term (list most recent first).
• Request ETS to send official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) exam scores to Graduate School. Applicants are more competitive when they have a combined score of 1000 or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE. The GRE must be taken within five years of application. Test scores must be received by the same date that applications are due. Applicants should indicate institution #5816 (UNC-Chapel Hill) as a recipient when requesting score reports.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL scores for international applicants who received their bachelor’s degree at a school where English was not the primary language. Applicants must meet minimum TOEFL scores as set by the School of Social Work.
• Any Social Work applicant who has responded "yes" to any of the Honor Statement questions on the UNC Graduate School application may be asked to submit to a background check before their application will be reviewed.

Note about residency: If claiming N.C. residency for tuition purposes, complete the online residency application once admission has been offered. The residency online application should not be electronically filed and submitted to the Graduate School until after March 15. If you plan to claim North Carolina residency, you must complete the online residency form whether you have lived in North Carolina for one year or for 20 years. Residency will not be granted until the residency online application has been electronically filed and submitted to the Graduate School. Paper residency applications are not accepted; you must apply online. State law prohibits applications for an expired term.

School of Social Work Admissions Office

ALL applicants must send the following to the School of Social Work Admissions Office:

Mail  to:
MSW Admissions Office
UNC School of Social Work
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, Room 370-C
325 Pittsboro St., CB# 3550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550

• School of Social Work Supplemental application. Complete online.
• Personal narrative (4 - 5 pages)
• Current resume
• One official copy of all transcripts.
• Three letters of recommendation. A copy of the recommendation guidelines should be given to the those writing the recommendations. They should also be given the recommendation form, after the applicant completes Section 1 of that form. Recommendations should be mailed to the School of Social work in a sealed envelope with the signature over the seal. One academic recommendation is required if you are a recent graduate. If not a recent graduate, a letter from a supervisor attesting to your academic capability is required. The other two or more of the recommendations should be from those who have observed you in social work activities.
• International applicants must also submit a financial certificate and supporting documentation.
• One self-addressed stamped envelope to be used to notify applicant of missing items or when application is complete. Check your Graduate School Web account to track receipt of transcripts and recommendation letters.

Distance Education applicants must also submit a one-page response to the questions that are at the bottom of the School of Social Work online supplemental application. Be sure to send your responses with your narrative and resume.

Advanced Standing applicants must also submit the following additional documents:

• Field instruction information form
  
• Copy of field instructor's evaluation form from undergraduate placement. If you will be in undergraduate field placement during the spring semester following the January 15 deadline, we MUST receive an interim evaluation prior by February 15.
• Reference letter from BSW program director or field instructor coordinator, if a recent graduate (within the last five years). This can be one of the three required recommendations.

Failure to provide complete, accurate, and truthful information on this application will be grounds to deny or withdraw an applicant's admission or for dismissal after enrollment.

For more information about the School of Social Work or the admissions process, please contact:

Sharon Holmes Thomas
Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid
(919) 962-4367
sharon_thomas@unc.edu
-or-

Linda T. Wilson
Student Services Manager
(919) 962-6442
ltw2517@email.unc.edu

Or visit the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work Admissions Office:
325 Pittsboro Street, Suite 370
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550