Southeast Missouri State University

• Students learn from dedicated faculty who care about students and believe in what they are teaching.
• Social Work graduates work in a variety of settings. Examples of job titles include social worker, case manager, community organizer, human services specialist, rehabilitation case manager, community outreach worker, probation officer, eligibility worker, victim advocate, and juvenile court liaison.
• BS in Social Work students will participate in a small class environment that nurtures learning, stimulates self-reflection, and is characterized by honesty, integrity, trust, and respect.
• The path to a successful career starts with you! You can maximize your career development by working closely with Career Services and Southeast faculty – they are here to help you connect your passions, interests, and skills to jobs and opportunities in the field. Career Services provides professional career counseling and coaching, resume critiques, practice interviews, job search strategies, career events, networking opportunities, and more. Southeast Social Work faculty provide ongoing academic advising and career planning.

• 12 to 36 months( OPT duration depends on the major studied)

Admission Requirements

• Completion of 45 hours with a minimum cumulative 2.25 GPA.
• Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of ‘C’: PY101, SW110*, SW201*, SW205*, SW207*, SW221*, SW222*, SW242*.
• Completion of General Education requirements for Constitution, Natural Sciences (3hrs), and Written Communication.
• Completion of all developmental courses (if applicable). Once students are formally admitted to the program, they are eligible to enroll in upper-division (300 level or above) social work courses.

Academic credential standard

Documents to submit: Submit all documents which apply to your educational history.

To be admissible:

• You must have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale) on all previous college work for undergraduate admission.
• Southeast will consider for admissions an international transfer applicant who does not meet standard admission requirements under certain conditions.

To be Official: 

• Transcripts must be an original or photocopy stamped/signed by a school official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, or other government authority.  Attestations by notary publics are NOT accepted.
• Transcripts can be mailed to Southeast either by the applicant OR directly by the issuing body.
• Transcripts must remain sealed as they were by the issuing educational institution. If your school does not seal their transcripts as a standard procedure, please request that they place your transcripts in a sealed envelope and stamp the outside flap with their school seal. Please do not open the envelope as this will void the transcripts.
• Southeast will not review photocopies, faxes, or scans.
• Official credential evaluation reports completed by a current member of NACES or AICE will be accepted in lieu of official transcripts if the evaluation indicates that it was based on official transcripts
• Transcripts from U.S. or Canadian schools must be sent to us directly from the school.
• Official transcripts not in English must be accompanied by a Certified English Translation. This must be provided by a translation agency and stamped by a qualified translator.

If you do not list all schools on your application, you will be expelled, denied admission, or refused transfer credit. 
You will be denied admission or expelled if you send falsified transcripts or any other documents.