MSW Admissions
Standardized Test
Applicants whose cumulative undergraduate grade point average is below 3.0 are required to take the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). (Only applicants who have a doctorate or other master’s degree are exempt from this requirement.)
Please be aware that the Schools of Education, Public Health, and Theology require a standardized test—preferably the GRE—of all applicants. For those interested in one of the BUSSW dual degree programs, it is strongly recommended that applicants take the GRE when applying to the School of Social Work.
Applicants taking a standardized test as explained above should do so as early as possible to ensure the School’s receipt of the test results before the March 1, 2009 application deadline. Please be sure to enter the correct GRE school code—3088—to ensure timely processing.
For information regarding the GRE (School Code #3088), please write Educational Testing Services, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541, call 800-GRE-CALL or 609-921-9000, or visit their GRS website at http://www.gre.org. For more information about the MAT (School Code #1196), please write Harcourt Assessment, 19500 Bulverde Road, San Antonio, TX 78259, call 800-622-3231, or visit their website at www.milleranalogies.com. For more information on the TOEFL (School Code #3232), please see the section below on “Students from Other Countries” or visit their website at www.toefl.org. Present the Boston University School of Social Work code number (given above) for your respective test and your score will be sent directly to the School. Standardized test scores are valid for five years.
