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- Acceptance- student has earned an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher, received average or above average letters of reference, has affirmed a sense of calling or motivation for the profession, and has demonstrated behavior congruent with professional social work values and ethics.
- Accepted Conditionally- student may have an overall GPA below 2.5 or may lack a letter grade of C in a required social work course and have yet to retake the course. Conditional acceptance may also occur due to demonstrated behavior or attitude that is inconsistent with social work values. In such cases, students are provided with corrective action steps to achieve full admittance when the conditional admittance is reviewed in a subsequent semester.
- Denied Admission- student may have failed to perform academically near the required 2.5 GPA level. Other grounds for denial of admission include: evidence of academic dishonesty; repeated failure to take responsibility for completion of required coursework assignments; inappropriate personal behavior which could hinder professional practice; demonstration of prejudice and judgmental attitudes and behaviors toward particular groups of people; evidence of a violation of professional ethics.
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The appeal process includes an opportunity for the student to provide additional information and to request a meeting with the program director accompanied by a support person or persons. Should the admission issues remain unresolved, a student may take their concerns to the academic dean for further attempts at resolution. An appeal could follow the conflict and grievance procedurelink to: https://resources.emu.edu/confluence/x/GIB9AQ procedure outlined by the University in the EMU Undergraduate Student Handbook.
Readmission
Students who voluntarily withdraw from the program or are denied formal admission to the program, may apply for readmission under the same requirements and procedures utilized for initial applications. It is recommended that students in this circumstance delay re-application for at least one full semester or until the concerns impacting student or noted in denial of admission are resolved.
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