How to Apply
Apply for our Master of Social Work (MSW) program.
If you are an international student, you'll have additional requirements. Find the MSW program's requirements for international students.
If you are an international student, you'll have additional requirements. Find the MSW program's requirements for international students.
Fall Start
Priority Deadline: April 1
Standard Deadline: June 1
For scholarship consideration, please submit your application by the priority deadline.
If you wish to apply and be considered after the deadline, please contact Graduate Admissions at 617.349.8300 or email luadmissions@lesley.edu to discuss a late application.
You'll need to submit the following supporting materials.
You can send the documents separately, but we won't be able to make an admissions decision until we've received everything.
Have each institution where you earned an undergraduate or graduate degree send us your official transcript.
If your transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.
If you’re enrolled in a degree program when you apply, submit your transcript of the courses you’ve taken to date. Submit your final official transcript once you’ve completed the degree program.
If your degree is from outside of the United States, you will be required to submit a Foreign Academic Credentials Evaluation to demonstrate U.S. bachelor's degree equivalency. A bachelor's degree or U.S. equivalency to a bachelor's degree is required for all graduate programs.
Contact one of these agencies to get your credentials evaluated:
You’ll need a document-by-document evaluation. Exception: Expressive Therapies master's degree programs require a course-by-course evaluation instead.
If you’re submitting a foreign academic credential evaluation, unofficial transcripts are acceptable for your transcript requirement if official transcripts were provided to the evaluation agency.
Lesley University
Graduate Admissions Services
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Include 3 recent recommendations from those you’ve worked with closely in an academic or professional setting.
Within your online application form, include the names and emails of the people writing your letters of recommendation. They'll receive an email from you with an electronic recommendation form, and they can upload a letter if they choose.
Our graduate programs require that you write a personal statement. Your written personal statement gives us insight into your motivation, purpose in pursuing a degree program, writing skills, and communication style. It’s an important part of our review process.
Please address all of these areas in your statement:
Show relevant work, volunteer, or academic experience on your résumé. Please also show all of the languages you speak and your level of proficiency in each one.
If you have a GPA of 3.0 or lower in your undergraduate program, we may require that you interview with one or more faculty members or graduate admissions counselors. The interview may be conducted here on the Lesley University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by phone, or by Skype. A graduate admissions counselor will contact you to schedule the interview if needed.