Overview

College of Social Work / College of Social Work is located in Tallahassee, FL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Public Administration/Master of Social Work (MPA/MSW)
Master of Social Work/Master of Business Administration (MSW/MBA)
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Social leadership
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social work
Master of Science/Master of Social Work (MS/MSW)	Criminology
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Clinical social work
Master of Social Work/Master of Public Affairs (MSW/MPA)	Social leadership	Public administration
Master of Science/Master of Social Work (MS/MSW)	Clinical social work	Criminology
Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (JD/MSW)	Law
(Graduate Certificate)	Gerontology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	388

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (waiver may be requested for students who meet certain criteria specified on the college's website) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.0

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,113

Applied

326

Accepted

235

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	May 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (waiver may be requested for students who meet certain criteria specified on the college's website)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.0

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

1,032

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	19.09%
Black or African American	21.61%
White or Caucasian	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.19%
Asian	2.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.1%
Two or more races	4.84%
Unknown	0.58%

Gender

Male (10%)

Female (89%)

Faculty

67

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 32

Male (17)

Female (50)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Child and Family Well-Being; Criminal Justice; Health, Behavioral Health, and Substance Misuse; Individual and Community Trauma/Resilience; and Human Rights
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,074,148

Location & Contact

Address 296 Champions Way
PO Box 3062570
Tallahassee, FL  32306-2570
United States

Contact Dr. David W. Springer
Dean, Guy and Delores Spearman Professor of Social Work
Email: dwspringer@fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-4752
Fax: 850-644-9750

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