University of New England

Application materials may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Admissions, University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, Maine 04103 or by calling 1-800-477-4863 ext. 4225. If you have questions or would like to have an application mailed to you, click here.

Apply On-Line or Download an Application

You can also download an application or apply on-line.

Click here for the on-line University of New England Application for Admission.

To download a printable application form and applicant reference form, click on the two links below:

School of Social Work Application for Admission form (pdf)
School of Social Work Applicant Reference Form (pdf)

Make Sure Your Application is Complete

It is the applicant's responsibility to be sure the application file is complete. This file must include all of the following items:

• School of Social Work application form
• Personal Statement
• Official Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate study
• Two letters of reference. (Note: pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Acts of 1974, applicants should notify referents, including therapists, that no material can be held confidential).
• Application fee

When all materials are received, the applicant is notified that the application file is complete. If a response is not received in a reasonable time, applicants should assume that the application is not complete and follow-up accordingly.

Applicants from outside the United States should submit their applications together with a financial affidavit and TOEFL scores (if their primary language is not English) as early as possible, because additional time is required to process these applications.

If a student is admitted to the School of Social Work prior to the completion of his or her bachelor's degree, the admission is contingent upon the School's receipt of evidence of graduation and the supplemental transcript of any undergraduate or graduate work in progress at the time of acceptance.

Transfer of Credit

Transfer of credit, other than Advanced Standing, only occurs for graduate courses taken at another accredited institution, under the following conditions:

1. Transfer students with one full year of graduate social work education.
   
   Students from other graduate schools of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, who desire admission to the second year of the UNE School of Social Work, must have completed a full year of graduate study with a B average and acceptable field work evaluations. Credit is not given for graduate work that was completed more than five years prior to admission to UNE. A transfer student must satisfactorily complete a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours at the School of Social Work in order to earn a degree from the University of New England.
   
   Transfer students are required to adhere to the degree requirements in effect at the time of their admission. Individualized provisions may, at times, increase the total credit hours required beyond the above-mentioned minimum.
2. Transfer students with less than one full year of graduate education.
   
   Applicants requesting a transfer of credit for courses amounting to less than one full year at another accredited graduate school of social work, or for graduate courses taken in another related discipline, shall meet the following requirements:
   
   The request for transfer of credit should be initiated at the time of application to the School.
   
   The transferred credit must have been earned as graduate credit at an accredited university or college within five years preceding the request for transfer; the transferred credit must be accepted by designated faculty as having a direct relevance to the program of study at the School of Social Work. Most first-year foundation level courses taken from another accredited graduate school of social work are transferable and may be considered toward advanced standing.
   
   A maximum of nine (9) credit hours for graduate credits earned in another discipline may be transferred toward elective or required courses in the School's program providing that these credits were not included in an earned graduate degree at another institution.
   
   All transferred credits must carry a minimum grade of "B."
3. Transfer credit earned from a completed graduate program of study in another discipline.
   
   In no event will any credit be transferable from another program in which the student has been awarded a graduate degree. Waivers of requirements, without award of credit, may be made under appropriate circumstances, including faculty review of course syllabi.
4. Procedures: Applicants wishing to apply for a transfer of credit, whether to be applied toward elective credit or for waiver of required courses, shall provide the Admissions Committee with a written petition for the transfer along with the following documents: an official transcript showing that the course(s) were taken and passed with a grade of "B" or better; a copy of the course descriptions, syllabi, bibliographies, field work evaluations, and college bulletin in which the course is described.

Advanced Standing

Graduates of an accredited BSW program may be awarded up to thirty (30) credits of Advanced Standing at the University of New England School of Social Work if the following conditions have been met:

• Graduation from a BSW degree program accredited by the Council on Social Education within five (5) years of their application to the School of Social Work;
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA for their last 60 undergraduate credit hours;
• A review of course outlines/syllabi and field work evaluations by the Admissions Committee indicates that the applicant has had the class and field experiences that parallel the University of New England School of Social Work Foundation year and received a minimum of a B (3.0) average;
• Demonstrated experience in the field that would merit advanced standing;
• Students admitted to advanced standing will be required to enroll in summer courses prior to the fall semester(Human Behavior I - 3 credits; Introduction to Advanced Practice - 3 credits). Students not meeting the UNE foundation year field requirement of 600 hours may be required to complete an additional field practicum (up to 3 credit hours).

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