MSW Enrollment Guide

Tuition, Billing & Financial Aid

The next step in your GSSW educational journey is to accept the offer of admission and submit your tuition deposit, if you haven’t already.

• Tuition Deposit Instructions

  If you're starting in summer 2021 or fall 2021, submit your $300 deposit within 14 days of receiving your decision letter to hold your spot in the Western Colorado MSW Program.

  If you're starting winter 2022, the deposit deadline is Dec. 1, 2021.

  The deposit is non-refundable, but the full amount will be credited to your first tuition payment. 

  1. Accept Offer of Admission: To accept our offer of admission, visit your application status page. There, scroll to the “Forms” section and click the “Reply to Admission Offer” link to select “I ACCEPT your admission offer.”
  2. Submit your Tuition Deposit: Once you have accepted your offer, you will have the opportunity to pay your tuition deposit by clicking the “Enrollment Deposit—Submit Payment” link that appears on your application status page. This link will take you to a webpage where you can pay your deposit with a credit card.
• Tuition & Billing

  Tuition for each quarter is due the first day of that quarter. More information about tuition, fees and payment are available at the Bursar’s Office. 

• Financial Aid

  To apply for state or federal financial assistance, you must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form as soon as possible. This application is required to determine eligibility for grants, loans and student employment. 

  If you have questions regarding the FAFSA, Federal loans or the GradPLUS loan, please email finaid@du.edu. 

  If you have questions regarding a merit-based scholarship, graduate assistantship, deposit deadline or scholarship disbursement, contact gsswadmission@du.edu or call 303-871-2841.

Stipends & Research Assistantships

If you are interested in pursuing a research assistantship, view our active research project page to identify a project that fits your interest. From there, reach out to the affiliated faculty member directly for position availability. For general questions about research assistantships, please contact Professor and Associate Dean for Research Jenn Bellamy. 

Academic Planning

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  Explore your curriculum plan and your first quarter requirements.

  You chose your curriculum plan during the application process. Check out your application status page if you forgot! If you need to change your curriculum plan, email gsswadmission@du.edu.   

  • Want to learn more about your courses? Check out the course descriptions.  

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  Prepare for registration.

  Find registration FAQs on the Registration Toolkit page. Your curriculum plan outlines the courses you will take in your first term. Registration begins July 26, 2021. More information about registration is forthcoming.  

  • Are you a planner? Check out the Course Planning Tools.   

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  Attend orientation. 

  Approximately one month before your scheduled start date, you will receive an invitation for the mandatory in-person orientation. Orientation is Sept. 17, 2021 from 1—5 p.m. MST.  

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  Start your first term!

  Classes start Sept. 18, 2021 and run until Nov. 20. You'll meet with Western Colorado faculty and staff during your first quarter to plan out your future academic terms.   

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  COVID Protocols

  COVID protocols for the Western Colorado MSW Program will be determined on Aug. 1, 2021. Because we are co-located at the Colorado Mountain College, protocols are informed by Colorado Mountain College COVID-19 building protocols. 

Access to Campus

As soon as possible (at minimum, one week before your expected first day on campus), upload your proof of vaccination card to MyHealth, found on the Health and Counseling Center website. You are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after your final dose. Please plan accordingly.  Receive a negative COVID-19 test result within one week before your first day on campus. Uploaded records of negative nasal swab PCR tests from outside providers will be accepted. Find the nearest testing site in Garfield County or visit the closest testing site to the Glenwood campus. Continue to monitor yourself for COVID-19 symptoms; if you have symptoms, promptly test. Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is requiring ALL individuals to wear masks; because we are using their facilities, all DU students, faculty, and staff will wear masks while on campus. 

Not Fully Vaccinated or Unvaccinated Individuals

Indicate the date you intend to be on campus through the COVID-19 Vaccination Portal on PioneerWeb. 

Please plan to be vaccinated and upload your vaccine record before your planned start date. Until full vaccination (two weeks following your final dose), please follow all requirements for not fully vaccinated individuals. If you would like to request a COVID-19 vaccine exemption, as soon as possible (at minimum, one week before your expected first day on campus), upload your vaccination exemption request to MyHealth, found on the Health and Counseling Center website. 

Within 7 days before your expected first day, receive a negative PCR COVID-19 test result. Uploaded records of negative nasal swab PCR tests from outside providers will be accepted. 

Quarantine for seven days, logging daily on the quarantine log on PioneerWeb. 

You are required to continue to wear a mask on campus and are suggested to maintain social distancing wherever feasible. 

Not required for summer or fall entry 2021

The Pathway Back to Campus Canvas course 

Flu vaccination for summer or fall entry; when new flu vaccines become available, we anticipate a flu vaccine requirement. 

Electronic contract tracing or symptom monitoring via the Everbridge application 

Field Education

With field internships, you can begin practicing your social work skills right away. With more than 50 GSSW field agencies available in Western Colorado—from hospitals and hospices, to child welfare agencies, policy nonprofits and animal sanctuaries—you’ll find an internship that fits your specific needs and interests.  

When you submit your deposit, Erin Leazer will reach out to start your internship search process.  

Transportation

Parking on Campus

We are co-located at the Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Center Campus, where free on-site parking is available.

RFTA is the public transportation serving the Roaring Fork community including access to the Colorado Mountain Campus locations.