TOEFL Submitted scores that fall below our minimum requirement will be considered unacceptable and grounds for inactivating the application until a qualifying TOEFL score can be provided. Minimum score requirements are as follows:TOEFL (Computer Based): 213;TOE (Internet Based): 80 ;Paper version: 550 IELTS Submitted scores that fall below our minimum requirement will be considered unacceptable and grounds for inactivating the application until a qualifying TOEFL score can be provided. Minimum score requirements are as follows:IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5

PS Applicants must provide a well-constructed double-spaced essay of 4-5 pages. Please respond to the questions below: 1) How did you become interested in social work? 2) What personal, academic, organizational, volunteer and/or paid work experiences have influenced your choice of social work as a profession? 3) Briefly discuss a current social issue of great concern or interest to you. 4) Describe some intellectual and personal attributes that you believe make you particularly suited for the profession of social work. CV A current resume is required. Fee $65 application fee RL Letters of Recommendation: 3 Required. Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted. At least one letter must attest to observed skills in a volunteer or employment setting that would be indicative of success in the social service field. Transcript You must request one official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. International transcripts must be translated into English. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy: Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution. Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.