Once You're Admitted

You have some important steps ahead of you to prepare for your enrollment at Illinois State School of Social Work.

• Contact the Director of MSW Student Services to confirm your acceptance into the program.
• The Director of MSW Student Services will arrange a time to meet with you to assist with activating your Illinois State University email account and develop your plan of study.
• Investigate the Illinois State University Graduate School's site on Graduate Funding Options, including graduate assistantships, tuition waivers, scholarships, fellowships, employment and loans.
• In cases where situations arise that could interfere with the start of your graduate program, you may request to have your admissions deferred. 

Deferred Admission Request

Graduate students who have accepted offers of admission may request to have their admissions deferred when circumstances arise that will interfere with starting the program on the date specified in their offer letters. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the Director of MSW Student Services one month prior to the first day of classes of the student's first semester in the MSW program. The Admissions Committee will make the determination of whether or not a deferment has been granted and inform the student within one week of receiving the request.