COVID-19 Information

Tuition & Financial Aid

If you have specific financial aid questions, please reach out to our admission team via email or phone.

• Has the deposit deadline changed?

  If you were admitted prior to May 1, the deposit deadline for both the 2020 Advanced-Standing and Two-Year MSW Programs has passed. However, we hope you will still consider submitting a deposit and joining our upcoming class. Please fill out a Deposit Deadline Extension Request Form and we will contact you soon about next steps.

  If you were admitted after May 1, the deposit deadline is July 15.

  If you have any questions, please email gsswadmission@du.edu.

• Will my merit scholarship change for next year?

  As long as you register for at least 12 credits each quarter, your merit scholarship will not change. However, if the new curriculum plan you have chosen requires you to take summer credits and it is less than 12, you will still receive your merit scholarship disbursement for summer quarter. If you have questions about your merit scholarship, please email Victoria.Veres@du.edu, associate director of enrollment and financial aid. If you have federal loan questions, please email the University financial aid office at finaid@du.edu.

• Is work-study available with a later start date? Is work-study available remotely (if needed), and how do I apply?

  Work-study positions are available for all start dates, and work-study positions can be conducted remotely if needed due to COVID-19 campus closures.

  If you plan to start in January 2021, you must accept your work-study funds by July 1, 2020, and secure a position by Oct. 15, 2020; you will begin your work-study position in January 2021.

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• Are research assistantships available with a later start date? Are research assistantships available remotely (if needed), and how do I apply?

  Research assistantships are available for all start dates, and assistantships can be conducted remotely if needed due to COVID-19 campus closures. Contact Professor Jennifer Bellamy for more information about available assistantship positions.

• Since classes are online for Advanced-Standing students this summer, will I receive a fee reimbursement since I cannot use on-campus resources?

  The DU library, health services and counseling services are available to you remotely; physical spaces such as study rooms are not available at this time. Although GSSW courses are online this summer, most campus resources are still available, and therefore, resource reimbursement does not apply. This may change as decisions about summer closures evolve. We will provide more information when it is available.

• What is the cost of tuition per curriculum plan?

  Starting in summer 2020, tuition will be $1,222 per credit hour. Regardless of which program start date you choose, you will only pay for the number of credits you take each quarter. In the curriculum plans above, you can view total credits per quarter.

Stipends

Stipend opportunities vary depending on the stipend, program and start date. Eligibility is outlined below. Please view our enrollment guide for stipend application instructions. 

• Can I still receive the CLIMB@DU stipend with a later start date?

  Advanced-Standing MSW Program: To be eligible for the CLIMB@DU stipend, you must start in July 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan, or in September 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan or Accelerated 3-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan and begin your field internship in September 2020.
   
  If you start in July or September 2020 and choose a curriculum plan with block field or if you start in January 2021, you will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on when you are able to secure your field internship and the availability of funds.

  Two-Year MSW Program: CLIMB@DU is not available for incoming 2020 Two-Year students since you must be in your concentration field placement to be eligible. 2020-2021 is the final funding year for the CLIMB@DU stipend.

• Can I still receive the CLIMB-OWEP stipend with a later start date?

  Advanced-Standing MSW Program: To be eligible for the CLIMB-OWEP stipend, you must start in July 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan, or in September 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan or Accelerated 3-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan and begin your field internship in September 2020.
   
  If you start in July or September 2020 and choose a curriculum plan with block field or if you start in January 2021, you will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on when you are able to secure your field internship and the availability of funds.

  Two-Year MSW Program: CLIMB-OWEP is not available for incoming 2020 Two-Year students since you must be in your concentration field placement to be eligible. Applications for the 2021-2022 academic year will open in Spring 2021.

• Can I still receive the GWEP stipend with a later start date?

  Advanced-Standing MSW Program: To be eligible for the GWEP stipend, you must start in July 2020 or September 2020 (you may choose any curriculum plan). You do not qualify if you start in January 2021.

  Two-Year MSW Program: To be eligible for the GWEP stipend, you must start in September 2020 or January 2021 (you may choose any curriculum plan). You will apply for this stipend program in May 2021 for support during your concentration year at GSSW.
   

• Can I still receive the Title IV-E Child Welfare stipend with a later start date?

  Advanced-Standing MSW Program: To be eligible for the Child Welfare stipend, you must start in July 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan, or in September 2020 with the Traditional 4-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan or Accelerated 3-Quarter AS Curriculum Plan and begin your field internship in September 2020. You do not qualify for a Child Welfare Stipend if you start in July or September 2020 and choose a curriculum plan with block field. 
   
  Two-Year MSW Program: To be eligible for the Child Welfare stipend, you must start in September 2020 (you may choose any curriculum plan).

  Qualification for a January 2021 Start: If there are extenuating circumstances and you need to start in January 2021, exceptions could be made on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to Senior Program Associate Christa Doty.

MSW Program

If you have academic or field related questions, we encourage you to sign up for an Advising Session (if you have yet to attend or sign up) or email Kate Ross, director of the Denver Campus MSW Program. 

• Will classes be held on campus in fall 2020?

  Following public health guidance, select on-campus options are available for you if you wish to enroll in them. However, students could select to take all courses in an online format, and all paths toward concentration and certificate requirements are available in an online format.

  Guidelines for campus reopening in fall 2020:

  • All classes will be prepared for an online, flipped format in which 90 minutes of content is provided asynchronously and 90 minutes of activities may occur in a live session (either on-campus or on Zoom). 
    • On-campus sections will only run if state, local, and university public health guidelines permit it - which is currently allowed at 50% capacity within a classroom.
    • Per DU or public health guidance, we may have to switch to fully online options, at any point during the quarter.
    • Courses will be ready to accommodate students to temporarily engage in learning virtually, if a student is required to self-isolate.
  • Any student, staff, or faculty who comes to the DU Campus must abide by DU-required social distancing and health practices (i.e., reduced class sizes, staggered times, engaging in DU public health training(s), mask-wearing, health screenings, compliance with contact tracing protocols while on campus and prohibitions against traveling out-of-state).
  • On-campus course sections were selected per faculty recommendations based on course content which benefits the most from face-to-face learning. We also make adjustments to the schedule and course offerings based on student interest in the various course formats.

   

• What is the difference between MSW@Denver and the Denver Campus MSW Program if I’m enrolled in the on-campus program but still have to take classes online?

  Although both programs are currently using an online modality for teaching, there are many differences between our online and on-campus programs. MSW@Denver has two concentrations, while the Denver Campus MSW Program has eight concentrations and three certificates. MSW@Denver has a more constrained field options, and students do not have faculty advisors. With the Denver Campus MSW Program, you choose your field internship and also receive mentorship from full-time faculty advisors who are based on the Denver campus. As of now, only summer classes for Advanced-Standing students will be online. Although decisions pertaining to the pandemic evolve daily, we plan to be on campus with in-person classes by fall quarter. 

• Are all the Denver Campus concentrations and certificates available with the later start date?

  Yes, all concentrations and certificates are available regardless of when you start the program.

• Are field placement options limited if I choose to start the MSW program in January 2021?

  That will depend on the type of field internship you’re looking for. For example, school social work may not be a possibility with a spring/summer field placement. However, we work with 700+ field agencies, so there are still plenty of internship options to choose from if you start in January 2021. You should discuss your specific needs with your field advisor. If you have not been assigned a field advisor, you will receive your advisor after you submit your deposit and begin the field internship search process.

• What does a virtual field internship look like?

  Our field placements are equipped to host student interns in a virtual environment. Many agencies have transitioned to providing remote services, including telehealth and telebehavioral health services. If you have a specific question about field education, please email field@du.edu.

• Are international internships and courses canceled?

  At this time, we do not know whether international courses and internships will be allowed in the 2020 winter interterm quarter. We will continue to watch the recommendations from the Department of State for each country and will send additional information when it is available.

• If I start the Advanced-Standing MSW Program in July, do I need to be in Denver since classes are online, or can I wait until September to move?

  You do not need to live in the Denver area in July since summer classes are online.

On-Campus Events

• I would like to visit campus before I make my final decision. When can I visit campus?

  All admissions-related events and one-on-one visits are virtual. GSSW is not open for on-campus visitors at this time. We will notify you by email when the campus is open for visitors. As an alternative to a campus visit, we encourage you to take our virtual campus tour or schedule a telephone call or virtual meeting with a member of our enrollment team.

  If you would like to schedule a telephone call or virtual meeting for a time outside of those listed on our website, please email gsswadmission@du.edu and we will work with your schedule.