{"id":2366,"date":"2022-09-07T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=2366"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:58:48","slug":"required-references-for-mph-and-msw-application","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/msw-mph\/required-references-for-mph-and-msw-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Instructions for MSW\/MPH Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tReference Instructions for MSW\/MPH Application\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>We require three reference letters for the MSW and MPH application. It is strongly recommended that one reference come from a college-level instructor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If one of your references is not a college-level instructor, you should give the rationale for this in the education section of your narrative statement. In addition to a college-level instructor, the most meaningful references are drawn from the following individuals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present or former employment supervisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field placement or internship supervisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervisor or coordinator from volunteer, community engagement or social justice activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Present or former college-level class instructor, an advisor, student support center staff, or research assistant supervisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-reference-process\">What is the reference process?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The school collects references electronically via an emailed prompt to the reference person. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant will need the name, contact information, and email address for their reference person. The applicant will enter this information into the MSW and MPH application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We recommend that the applicant enter their reference person\u2019s information into the MSW and MPH application as early as possible in the application process.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This will give those submitting a reference sufficient time to receive the email from us and complete their reference by the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\"><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">In order for your application to be considered complete, we must receive responses from all three references. <br><br>It is your responsibility to ensure that your reference writers complete their references.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-guidelines\">Other guidelines:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure the reference names you submit have agreed in advance to serving as a reference and know to expect an email from UWM regarding this reference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not include friends, relatives, or your own social worker, counselor, therapist, or doctor. Include only those who have been in a position to be able to evaluate you and with whom you have a primarily professional or academic connection. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In order for an application to be considered complete, letters must be received into the application system. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not submit more than three references.&nbsp;Only three will be accepted and reviewed for your MSW and MPH application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transcript\">Transcript<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload an electronic copy of your undergraduate transcript into the application. This will serve as the unofficial transcript for admission purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you are admitted and before starting classes, you must arrange for your undergraduate institution to send an official transcript directly to the UWM Graduate School.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have completed any graduate-level work, please include a copy of any transcripts reflecting that work as a separate submission in your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/msw-mph\/\">Social Work MSW \/ Public Health MPH<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/msw-mph\/required-references-for-mph-and-msw-application\/\" >Reference Instructions for MSW\/MPH Application<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/msw-mph\/narrative-and-resume-instructions-for-msw-and-mph-application\/\" >Resume and Narrative Instructions for MSW\/ MPH Application<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-msw\/\" >Social Work MSW<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/social-work-field-program\/\" >Social Work Field Program<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/community-behavioral-health-promotion-mph\/\" >MPH: Community &amp; Behavioral Health Promotion<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/public-health-policy-administration-mph\/\" >MPH: Public Health Policy<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"parent":273,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[0],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_uwm_academics_program_template":"subpage","_uwm_academics_program_navigation":[],"uwm_academics_program_card_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_banner_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_sort_title":"","uwm_academics_program_external_url":"","uwm_academics_program_jump_details_btn":true,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_archive_page":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_block":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_department_page":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"program_group":[],"program_tag":[],"program_type":[],"program_format":[],"program_department":[],"class_list":["post-2366","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Helen Bader School of Social Welfare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This program requires three reference letters. 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