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The BSW program will be accepting applications between December 1st and February 1st for those who are interested in beginning the program in the following fall

All applicants must complete the BSW Application, available below.

BSW Application Form

The application will close on February 1st for the conclusion of the application cycle. For questions, contact:

            Jill Orrock, LCSW
            Director of BSW Program
            [email protected]

Applications will be collected through the application portal for CMU. Once logged into the portal you will select “Secondary Application”, then complete the application for the BSW program following the prompts. ​​​Before applying, ensure you meet the admissions criteria​ and have the appropriate application materials: ​

  • Overall Cumulative GPA 
  • Social work GPA​ of 2.5 or higher​
  • Unofficial transcripts from MAVZone (https://www.coloradomesa.edu/registrar/transcripts.html) 
  • Personal Statement: 2-3 pages, double-spaced.  
  • Cover your interest in social work, career goals, and relevant experiences.​​
  • The forms below demonstrate the scoring process used to determine which students are accepted into the BSW program each year. Please note,

            BSW Application Scoring Form 

            BSW Faculty Rating Form

            BSW Personal Statement Scoring Form

The 40 students that receive the highest score on the BSW Application Scoring Form (overall cumulative GPA, overall cumulative social work GPA, Faculty Evaluations, and Personal Statement) will be invited to sit for a Faculty Interview in March. Students will be notified by email if they have or have not been selected for a faculty interview. 

Faculty interviews are conducted by social work faculty and are similar in format to a job interview. Students can earn up to 30 points on selected questions during the interview process; these points will then be combined with the prior BSW Application Scoring Form scores to come up with a TOTAL POINTS score ranging from 0-100. The 25 students with the highest combined scores will be accepted into the BSW program. Students that complete faculty interviews will be notified by mail whether they have been accepted into the social work program. 

Students that are not selected for faculty interviews, as well as students that do not get accepted into the program after completing faculty interviews, will be encouraged to set up a meeting with social work faculty to go over their individual BSW Application Scoring Form and to determine what their next steps or options might be. 

If accepted into the BSW program, students will be a part of a cohort program that will complete course work together in a structured, sequential format for the next four semesters.