A three to five page, double-spaced statement of your educational and career goals is required. Your statement will be used to evaluate your knowledge of your career choice, your commitment to the social work profession, and your understanding of and commitment to the mission of the ASU School of Social Work. Your statement will also be used to assess your written communication abilities. Format your statement using a 12-inch font and 1-inch margins.
When formulating your essay, please use the guideline statements listed below as paragraph headings.
Experience, background and relationships that have influenced your selection of social work as your professional career (family, education, employment, diversity experience, volunteer involvements, personal characteristics, etc.).
Your understanding of the responsibilities of the social work profession and specifically the role and responsibilities that you wish to be able to assume as a professional social worker.
Reasons for selecting the program at the ASU School of Social Work and thoughts on how the mission statement addresses your career goals.
File must be formatted as Text (*.txt), Rich Text (*.rtf), Adobe PDF (*.pdf), or Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx).
File size must be limited to 1MB.
File name must be limited to 50 or fewer characters.