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:

http://www.albany.edu/ssw/phd.shtml