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)
Please note that all applicants who are interested in the School of Social Work - Joint Doctoral Program need only to apply to the School of Social Work, NOT to the Social Science Department.
Applicants must also designate one of the five social sciences in which they plan to specialize. Check the web page for the preferred social science department to determine what additional materials need to be included in the application. Applicants must include materials required by both the U-M SSW and the other department.
Department of Anthropology
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology
Doctoral Program Application