Social Work PhD
Department: Social Welfare
School or College: School of Social Welfare
Required Credentials: Transcripts, 3 Letters of Recommendation, GRE, Resume, Personal Statement (See Special Notes section for guidelines)
Application Deadline for Fall Admission and Assistantship Consideration:
February 15
Application Deadline for Fall Admission without Assistantship Consideration:
February 15
Application Deadline for Spring Admission and Assistantship Consideration:
November 1
Application Deadline for Spring Admission without Assistantship Consideration:
November 1
Application Deadline for Summer Admission and Assistantship Consideration:
Not Available
Application Deadline for Summer Admission without Assistantship Consideration:
Not Available
Special Notes: The personal statement should address three areas: (1) educational background and professional experience; (2) substantive areas of interest for research, evaluation, and/or teaching; and (3) professional goals, including how a doctorate in social welfare supports achievement of these goals. This statement should be no more than 4 double-spaced typed pages with 1 inch margins and a font of 12.
Grad Bulletin URL:
http://www.albany.edu/graduatebulletin/ssw_phd_degree.htm
Departmental Website:

