Admission Requirements

Application Information

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The Bachelor of Social Work Program at Missouri State University invites applications for the Fall 2026 cohort. The application for the BSW Program consists of two parts. The first part of the application requires information about your references. This part should be submitted by Friday, January 16, 2026. The second part consists of your application for admisison. Please fill out Part 1 before starting on Part 2 of the BSW Program Application. The final deadline for the application submission is Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

You must use your Missouri State accounts to complete Part 2 of the BSW program Application, so transfer students must be admitted to Missouri State and have access to their student acocunts prior to applying to the BSW Program. Students must also attend a BSW Informational Meeting via Zoom to be eligible for admission into the program.

 

Part 1: Reference Information

Access and complete part 1 of the BSW Program Application which is due by Friday, January 16, 2026. 

Part 2: Application for Admission 

Access and complete part 2 of the BSW Program Application which is due by Monday, February 2, 2026 by 11:59 p.m.

Pursue a social work major

Want to major in social work? Follow the steps below to get started.

Your first steps

First, become a Bear: Apply to Missouri State.

Then, before completing 45 credit hours, do the following:

  1. Declare or change your major to social work by contacting the McQueary College of Health and Human Services (MCHHS) Student Success and Advisement Center.
  2. Attend a BSW Program Information Meeting. At this meeting, you’ll be assigned an advisor who guides you through the program.
  3. Meet with your assigned advisor. You’ll discuss requirements and create a plan of study (schedule).
  4. Complete the admission requirements detailed below.

When you declare your major in social work, you will be listed as a pre-major until you complete all admission requirements.

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