The following are requirements for admission to the Ph.D. program in the School of Social Work at LSU:
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with typical liberal arts, social sciences, introductory statistics, and human biology courses;
An acceptable grade-point average in undergraduate course work (as evaluated by the School of Social Work and the Graduate School);
A masters degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program or a closely related discipline. Preference will be given to applicants with the M.S. W.
A g.p.a. in graduate studies of at least 3.00.
Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), traditionally at least 1000 combined on the verbal and quantitative sections.
Completion of a graduate introductory statistics course with a grade of “B” or better
Completion of a graduate introductory research course with a grade of “B” or better.
Other materials as required in the application instructions.
School of Social Work
311 Huey P. Long Field House
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (800) 848-7111
Phone: (225) 578-5875
Fax: (225) 578-1357
