6.19 Faculty of Social Work

Master of Social Work

Admission
In addition to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar, the deadline for submission of applications to the program is: February 1 for persons residing in Canada; and for persons residing outside of Canada is December 1.

Affirmative Action/Educational Equity Initiative
For the purpose of identification the definitions for the affirmative action/ educational equity priority groups are:

Aboriginal Peoples: Are all indigenous peoples of Canada including: First Nations, Métis, Déné and Inuit.

Visible Minorities: Persons other than Aboriginal peoples who, because of their colour are a visible minority in Canada.

Immigrants: Immigrants are those who do not record Canadian citizenship by birth, and whose native tongue is NOT English.

Refugees: A refugee is an individual who has left his/her country of residence because of persecution for belonging to a particular social, cultural, religious and/or national group, and/or for holding political beliefs and has been accepted for residence in Canada.

Persons with Disabilities: Persons with disabilities are those who would consider themselves disadvantaged by reason of any physical, intellectual, mental, sensory or learning impairment.

Above definitions are subject to change.