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Applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), must submit documented proof of competency in oral and written English. Before acceptance, appropriate exam results must be submitted directly from the (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or (International English Language Testing Systems) Office. An institutional version of the TOEFL is not acceptable. Applications will not be considered if a TOEFL or IELTS test result is not available. For the TOEFL, Â鶹AV's institutional code is 0935.

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – International applicants must achieve a minimum score of 96* on the Internet-based test.

  * Each individual component of reading, writing, listening, and speaking must have a minimum score of 24.

• The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – International applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 8.0**.

  ** Each individual component of reading, writing, listening, and speaking must have a minimum score of 7.5.

M.S.W. Program

Applicants who have successfully completed a B.S.W., with a minimum high B average (GPA 3.2/4.0), and who have completed coursework in statistics and in research methods at the undergraduate level within the last five years are admissible to the Master of Social Work program. Applicants are expected to have one year of paid or volunteer professional social work experience prior to admission.

Students who have completed the one-year, full-time Qualifying year of study at the School of Social Work are eligible for direct admission to the M.S.W. program (non-thesis only) provided they have secured a minimum B+ average in Qualifying courses, and have successfully fulfilled all fieldwork requirements.

M.Sc.A. Program

The Master's in Couple and Family Therapy is designed to allow students with prior coursework in Family Theory/Therapy (e.g., M.S.W. graduates or Counselling Psychology graduates with master's level family courses) to receive advanced credit for these courses and be eligible for Advance level entry (minimum of 45 credits) taken over three terms. Admission to the program will be inter-disciplinary, with candidates entering from related social science or helping profession backgrounds such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Sociology, Nursing, or other related disciplines.

Applicants who have successfully completed a bachelor's or master's degree in a related human science or helping profession, with a minimum overall CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0, are eligible to apply.

Joint program: Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) with integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Applicants must apply separately for admission to each Faculty. Applicants must meet or surpass the requirements for admission to both the M.S.W. program and to Law and must submit a brief statement explaining their interest in this joint program along with all other required admission materials.

Ph.D. Program

Applicants apply directly to the School of Social Work. Applicants applying to the Ph.D. program must hold a master's degree in social work or, exceptionally, a bachelor's degree in social work with a master's degree in a related subject from an accredited program. However, applicants who hold a master's degree in a related social science discipline with strong research interests and experience in social work/social policy may also be considered. All applicants must also have completed, at the university level, coursework in statistics and in research methods within the last five years.

Criteria considered in weighing applications include:

• quality and relevance of the student's research proposal and one-page narrative;
• quality of reference letters;
• previous experience as demonstrated in the CV;
• relevance and availability of proposed research supervisor.

Â鶹AV’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Applications will only be considered upon receipt of all required documents.

The application deadlines listed here are set by the School of Social Work and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate Â鶹AV departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.

Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.