Doctoral Program Admissions
All applicants to the Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science must demonstrate potential for study for a PhD degree by providing the following materials:
- Transcripts from colleges and universities attended
- Resume
- Letters of reference
- Statement of purpose
- Personal statement (no more than 500 words)
- Results from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
- Scores from a TOEFL or MELAB exam if native language is not English
- Writing samples for sociology, anthropology, and political science (30 pages maximum)
Applicants must also designate one of the five social sciences in which they plan to specialize. Check the web page for your preferred social science department to determine what additional materials you will need to include. You MUST include anything that EITHER U-M SSW OR the department requires.
Department of Anthropology
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology
Doctoral Program Application