Master of Social Work

The MSW annual application deadline is November 15 of each year.


Applications must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.

Please review all Admission Requirements before contacting our office. All admission inquiries should be made by email only and can be sent to sswadmissions@dal.ca.

Program start date occurs in September only.

  • The MSW program distance delivery is only open to Canadians and permanent residents currently living in Canada.
  • All applicants must satisfy the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
  • If English is not your first language, you may be required to submit an English language competency test score. Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for more information about English language requirements and approved English language competency tests.