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APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL WORK MAJOR
To apply to the Social Work Major you must submit the application packet and meet the BSW program criteria:
 Completion of English and Math proficiency requirements (GER students)
 Junior standing (58+ credits)
 At least one full-time semester or equivalent at UWM
 A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, including all transfer work
 Completed 75 hours of approved volunteer or paid work experience in the human services or related area
 Must be in good standing with the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
PLEASE NOTE: This form does not have a spell check feature
* Please TYPE in the required information on pages 1-2 of this application. Page 3 may be handwritten.
Supervisor and personal signatures must be submitted with application.
PARTIALLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Date:
Name:
Campus ID #:
Present Mailing Address:
Street
City/State/Zip
Telephone #:
UWM E-mail Address
Dates of UWM attendance:
Other University Education (If applicable):
Name of School / Dates Attended / GPA
1)
2)
Total College credits completed:
Current UWM GPA:
Signature:
Date:
For Office Use Only:
GER ______ Math Proficiency ______ Eng. Proficiency ______
UWM GPA ______
gpa
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pts
_______ Transfer GPA ______ ______ _______
credits
gpa
pts
credits
Please return completed application
and attached forms in person to
Enderis 1110 or by mail to:
Student Services
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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Undergraduate Social Work Volunteer/Employment Experience Documentation
*To be completed by student
Fill out for every location you volunteered
Name:
Student ID #:
Address:
Telephone#:
City, State, Zip:
Where did you complete your
volunteer/employment experience?
(Agency Name, address and phone number)
Who was your Supervisor at the Agency?
What period of time were you there?
(i.e. June 10-Sept. 12 2013)
How many hours a week did you work?
(i.e. 5 hrs. per week, June 10-Oct 12, 10 hours
per week thereafter, etc.)
Total Hours in this volunteer/employment
experience:
What were some major responsibilities in this
Setting?
Please return completed application
and attached forms in person to
Enderis 1110 or by mail to:
Student Services
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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Undergraduate Volunteer/Employment Experience
Supervisor Reference
*This document may be hand written and completed the supervisor
Student’s Name:
This student is applying for admission to the undergraduate social work major in the Helen Bader School
of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As part of the admissions requirement, the
applicant must have completed at least 75 hours of volunteer/employment experience in the field work
of human services. In order to help us reach a better understanding of this student’s readiness to enter
the social work major and as verification of the volunteer/employment experience, we would appreciate
it if you would please complete this form.
Name of supervisor:
Title and Credentials:
Agency:
Date of student’s volunteer/employment
experience and total number of hours completed:
Type of clientele served by the student:
(Specify by age, gender, ethnicity, etc.)
Type of service provided and duties performed by
the student
 Please use the reverse side to comment on the student’s performance in this setting. For example,
we are interested in the student’s ability to follow direction, his/ her interpersonal communication with
clients and other staff members, his/her punctuality, reliability and motivation.
Thank you for your assistance!
Please return completed application
and attached forms in person to
Enderis 1110 or by mail to:
________________________________
Supervisor’s Signature
Student Services
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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Personal Statement
Dear Applicant,
Social Work is a profession concerned with individual growth and social change. It is important
to the Admissions committee, in assessing your application, to have written comments on
several issues. Since your personal statement will be used to assess your readiness for
undergraduate Social Work education, care should be taken in its preparation. Your personal
statement should fully inform us about your view of yourself as a quality candidate for the
HBSSW Undergraduate Social Work Program.
Applicants should respond to the following areas in a typewritten 1-2 page response. All
personal statements will be reviewed by the BSW Admissions Committee as part of the
admissions process. Please include the following in your Personal Statement:
1. Please describe how your academic, social and life experiences have influenced your
decision to pursue Social Work as a career.
2. Describe your personal as well as academic strengths that you believe will help you in
working effectively with clients.
3. Describe areas of improvement that need to be addressed in order for you to provide
effective work with clients.
Please submit all required documents and application materials by the given deadlines as your
commitment to the Social Work Program. Failure to meet the requirements and deadlines will
remove you from consideration of admission to the Social Work major.
Sincerely,
BSW Admissions Committee
Please return completed application
and attached forms in person to
Enderis 1110 or by mail to:
Student Services
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53211