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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is the estimated cost of attendance for the MSW Program?

    The 2018-2019 student budget for tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and personal expenses is $51,412 for Michigan residents; $68,112 for non residents for two semesters of full-time enrollment. The Regents of the University set tuition and fees in July of each year; so costs are subject to increase each year.

    To learn more about tuition fees and expenses please visit the Financial Aid section.

  2. What is the MSW application fee?

    The application fee is $75 if you submit the online web application and $150 if you submit a paper application. If you cannot afford the application fee, please contact the Office of Student Services and Enrollment Management (734-936-0961) or email ssw.msw.info@umich.edu for information on obtaining a fee waiver.

  3. What is the School of Social Work hiring and appointing process for DACAmented students?

    Students with DACA are hired and appointed using the standard process for graduate students.

  4. What is the student of color enrollment?

    The fall 2017 incoming MSW class was comprised of 28% students of color and 15 international students from six different countries.

  5. What is the time commitment for the Mixed Methods Research certificate program?

    Potential Mixed Methods Research (MMR) Continuing Education (CE) participants should plan to meet Monday through Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Eastern time for their "face-time" during the week of this intensive course, which occurs via videoconference. Participants are asked to view three hours of pre-recorded video lectures for that day on their own prior to the evening session.

  6. What is the typical class size?

    About half of the MSW course sections have 25 - 30 students and about half have fewer than 25 students. Occasionally, but infrequently, sections are combined into a larger sections (approximately 40-50 students) to provide students with a more rich academic experience.

  7. What is Wolverine Access?

    This is the gateway to administrative systems at the University of Michigan and is the system used for many tasks, including registering for classes, applying for graduation, and viewing student accounts.

  8. What kind of funding will be available to me as a Joint PhD student?

    The Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science provides all incoming doctoral students with a multi-year funding package that should fund most, if not all, of your of graduate career at the University of Michigan. We combine fellowship awards, graduate Press enter to read full text...

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