If an applicant has attended other educational institutions after leaving WMU, transcripts from those institutions must be included in the application packets. Completed reference letters should be given or sent to the student in a sealed envelope, with the signature of the writer across the seal. This document is an important part of the application and will be used in reaching an admission decision. Consideration will be given to whether the applicant's experience and interests fit well with social work education and practice. Explain when and how you became interested in social work as a profession.
Students have many responsibilities besides school, such as work and family.
Social work involves working with people of varied backgrounds. Check or money order should be made payable to Western Michigan University. Copies must arrive in a sealed, signed envelope, and be included in the complete application packet sent by the applicant to the Office of Graduate Admissions and Orientation. Occasionally, institutions will refuse to send official transcripts to the student. In that case, a request must be made that the institution sends one official copy directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions and Orientation, and one official copy directly to the school.