Guidelines for Recommendation Letters
Please print this
page and give it to those from whom you are requesting recommendations.
A Minimum of Three Recommendations
is Required
You should
request recommendations from individuals who are familiar with your academic
achievement and potential. If you have been out of school for a number
of years and are unable to contact former professors, letters from other
individuals who can address your achievement and potential will be accepted.
At least two or more of the references should be from people who have
seen you do social work or related work. If you have been a paid social
worker, at least one of the two references should be completed by your
supervisor or director.
Recommendations can
be word processed on the letterhead stationery of the person sending the
recommendation; however, the Graduate School recommendation form indicating
your choice in waiving the right to see the reference should be completed
and should accompany the letter. The form can be downloaded from the School
of Social Work web site, or a paper copy can be requested from The Graduate
School. Completed recommendations should be sent to the applicant in
a sealed envelope with the signature across the seal. Applicants should
suggest to the persons writing the non-academic references that they use
the following guidelines when writing the recommendation letters:
| How long and in
what capacity have you known the applicant?
| What is your judgment
of the applicant's maturity and emotional stability?
| What is your evaluation
of the applicant's capabilities and suitability for graduate education?
| What is your evaluation
of the applicant's capabilities and suitability for subsequent practice
in the social work profession (i.e., ethical standards, appreciation
for a wide range of people, commitment to social and economic equity)?
| Identify areas
such as work performance, workload management abilities, leadership
ability, and personal characteristics that you believe might either
help or hinder the applicant's development as an effective social worker.
| Other comments.
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