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2020 Application Deadlines

Please Note: Once students are enrolled in the program, they are not able to switch tracks (ex: Traditional Track to Human Service Experience Track). If a student would like to switch tracks, this must be done during the application phase and prior to the application deadline. Students cannot transfer to another campus (ex: Charles River Campus to Online Campus) to switch tracks once enrolled in the program.

Charles River Campus (Boston):

All admissions deadlines for Fall 2020 have passed. The application for Fall 2021 entry will open mid-August.

      Off-Campus Program (BU North-Bedford, Fall River & Cape Cod):

      • Fall 2020 deadlines
        • Standard Deadline – March 16, 2020 (50% fee waiver available upon request*)
        • Final Deadline – July 1, 2020
      • *To request a fee waiver, please email your CAS ID number to busswad@bu.edu at least one week prior to the application deadline. 

      Worcester Hybrid Program:

      • Fall 2020 deadlines
        • Standard Deadline – March 16, 2020 (50% fee waiver available upon request*)
        • Final Deadline – July 1, 2020
      • *To request a fee waiver, please email your CAS ID number to busswad@bu.edu at least one week prior to the application deadline. 

      Online:

      • Summer 2020 deadlines
        • Final Deadline – March 16, 2020
        • If you’d like to receive a fee waiver, we invite you to attend our 2/25 virtual info session – register now!
          • To request a fee waiver, please email your CAS ID number to busswad@bu.edu at least one week prior to the application deadline after you’ve attended the info session. 

      The online program accepts students three times a year. Students can apply to begin the online program in the Spring, Summer, or Fall semester. The application portal is only open for one semester at a time, whichever is the next upcoming entry term. If interested in future entry terms, please email busswad@bu.edu to inquire about the deadlines.

      Please note: Applicants may apply for only ONE campus per application cycle.

      *Advanced Standing Applicants: Applicants who are currently in their senior year of undergraduate education in a Bachelor of Social Work program and completing their field internship as a block placement in the Spring 2020 semester are still required to apply to the Advanced Standing MSW program by January 10, 2020. These applicants will submit the application without the completed field evaluation. Applicants will receive a conditional acceptance in mid-February based on the received materials.

      These applicants are required to submit their mid-year field evaluation as soon as it is available in mid-March. We will make a final decision about your acceptance based on the receipt of your mid-year field evaluation, unless our team cannot adequately assess your readiness for graduate education based on the received materials. In this case, we will make a final decision about your acceptance in early May based on the successful completion and receipt of the final field evaluation.