Getting Started at SSW
Welcome to the Simmons School of Social Work community. We look forward to working with you throughout your social work education. Prior to classes commencing, you will receive important information from the SSW by email and U.S mail. We have also posted this information here on the Entering Students website. Students should become thoroughly familiar with the content and be sure to check email (simmons.edu) or this site regularly for current information.
Graduate Entrance Health Requirements
Registration Information
Directions for how to use the online registration system AARC, course descriptions, degree requirements and class schedules.
Required Reading Prior to Classes
Required reading prior to starting classes, for some classes the reading serves as the basis for your first assignment.
Standards for Professional Practice
All entering students are required to read the SSW Standards for Professional Practice which will be discussed at the new student orientation. You should bring a signed copy to the Standards to Orientation.
Statistics Requirement
Simmons SSW requires that all students entering the program have completed an introductory statistics course at least at the undergraduate level.
Information Literacy Orientation Program
All students must complete a 0 credit information literacy course, SW402.
Online Writing Requirement (Fall Entry)
After you register, but before you start classes, you will need to complete an online writing assessment. Don't worry—this isn't a test, and you won't be graded on it. The purpose of the assessment is to identify your writing strengths and help early on. Detailed information about the assessment will be mailed to you in early July, after you register for classes.
Writing Resources
Social Work is a writing intensive profession, in this section you will find resources to help you with writing in the MSW program.
Disability Services
Field Placement Planning
Information for students on planning their Field Placement for Year I.
Academic Program Resources
Sample schedules and programs of study for the various streams available at the School of Social Work.
Student Organizations
Information about the various student organizations available for all new School of Social Work students to join.
Address or Name Change
Simmons Connection
Simmons Connection is the centralized home for Technology at Simmons.
Clery Report
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act