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Student Services School of Social Work at NMSU

Maria Ortiz
Student Services Coordinator

The School of Social Work Student Services office is located in the College of Health & Social Services Building in Suite 210. Students who are interested in Social Work should schedule an advising appointment as soon as possible. For an advising appointment, call 505-646-3529.

The School of Social Work Student Services Coordinator advises Pre-Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work students. She also provides guidance to Master of Social Work applicants to facilitate the MSW application process.

Pre-Social Work students (new freshman or transfer students) who are interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) are admitted to NMSU and the College of Health & Social Services as pre-majors (PSWK). Students may apply to NMSU via the WEB but the application has to be signed at Admissions before students can register at NMSU.

Student Services Information

  • Pre-Social Work information
    • - for new freshman or transfer students who are interested in or are planning to major in Social Work but have not yet been fully admitted to the program.
  • BSW information
    • - for current majors who have already been admitted to the undergraduate Social Work program
  • MSW information
    • - some "logistical" information. This is in addition to the pages devoted to the MSW programs in Las Cruces and in Albuquerque.

BSW and MSW "practice" licensing exams available

  • Courtesy of the Title IV-E project, aka the Family & Child Welfare Training " Research Project, there are four stations with these practice exam programs installed. Two stations have the program and tests for the BSW licensing exam; two stations have the program for MSW licensing exam.

    To use the setup in HSS 326 (the College's Media & Resource Center), you must first make an appointment to ensure that the center is available for the purposes of the practice exam. You may email or call the MRC at 646-4388.

    Allot at least 1 hour for the shorter practice exam; 2 hours for the full practice exam. These are multiple choice questions.

    Once you have your confirmed appointment, you must present your actual NMSU I.D. should you wish to also look at the print materials.

    NOTE: we ask that you do not bring your children or other companions who are not themselves completing the exam; the media center is not open for other uses during the summer and staff cannot always be around to provide supervision and security during your session.

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