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Undergraduate Social Work Application & Admissions Criteria
Deadlines
Application Opens:
Every year on March 1st
Application Closes:
Second week of June
Guidelines
☞ Students must apply to Lehman College and be accepted before applying to the Social Work program.
☞ Applications, including transcripts, must be submitted before the deadline preceding entry into the program.
Retention PolicyCriteria for Admission
- A minimum of 54 college credits
- A minimum cumulative index of 2.7 (2.9 recommended)
- Completion of Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (SWK 237)
- Completion of Foundations of Sociology (SOC 166)
Transfer Students
Students may complete the requirements at Lehman or the equivalent courses at another college if the credits are transferable.
Transfer students must include with their application to the Social Work Program all transcripts from colleges previously attended; student copies of transcripts are acceptable.
Transfer students who have a lower cumulative index than 2.7 may apply to the Social Work Program after completing 12 credits at Lehman and achieving a 2.7 cumulative index.
Courses SWK 237/239
For students who want permission for either SWK 237 or 239, please fill out our SWK 237/239 Course Permission Form
Retention Policy
A minimum grade of "C" is required to progress in the following courses:
- From Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (SWK 305) to Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (SWK 306)
- From Social Work Practice I (SWK 311) to Social Work Practice II (SWK 312)
- From both SWK 306 and SWK 312 to Fieldwork Seminar I (SWK 440) and Fieldwork I (SWK 470)
- From Fieldwork Seminar I (SWK 440) and Fieldwork I (SWK 470) to Fieldwork Seminar II (SWK 441) and Fieldwork II (SWK 471).
Students with a grade of "Incomplete" in any of these courses are not eligible to begin the continuation courses or any course for which that course is a co-requisite.
A student who does not achieve a minimum grade of at least "C" in any of the following courses: SWK 305, SWK 306, SWK 311, SWK 312, SWK 440, and SWK 470, will be dropped from the Program.
Students who are dropped from the Program may reapply when they have a GPA of 2.7. If readmitted, they may repeat any of these courses only once, in accordance with Lehman College policy.
