Applications should arrive at the ASU School of Social Work by February 1st. To be considered for admission, your file must be complete. Application materials must be submitted to both the ASU School of Social Work and the ASU Graduate College. Materials required for the ASU Graduate College must arrive in sufficient time to meet the ASU School of Social Work’s admission deadline.

To apply, your should submit the following to the ASU School of Social Work:

• A completed and signed application
• A copy of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) results taken within 5 years of the application date 
• Three letters of reference using the required form. 
• Signed Standards of Professional and Ethical Behavior Form
• A writing sample consisting of a 5-page, typed, double-spaced, social problem essay on a topic of your choice
• Curriculum vita or resume
• Optional submission of other written work: professional and or academic
• For international students a copy of your TOEFL score: minimum TOEFL requirement is 550 (PBT) or 80 (iBT), appropriate visas, and documentation of a multi-year financial package

Application materials required by the School of Social Work are to be mailed to:
School of Social Work
Academic Services
Arizona State University
Mail Code 3920
411 N. Central Ave., Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689

You will be notified via e-mail that your PhD application packet has been received. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact the ASU School of Social Work, Office of Academic Services at (602) 496-0800 or e-mail us at social.work@asu.edu.

In addition, the following items must be submitted to the ASU Graduate College

• Apply electronically to the Graduate College at http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions
• Graduate College Application Fee
• GRE test scores
• One official transcript from each institution attended.  If you are a graduate from ASU, there is no need to submit ASU transcripts.
• Proof of measles vaccination
• TOEFL scores for International applicants only http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international