To be considered for admission to the MSW program on a full-time or part-time basis in the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, applicants are required to:

Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or its equivalent from a recognized foreign institution of higher learning. The standards of the foreign degree in question must be equivalent in both the distribution of academic subject matter and in scholarship achievement requirements to those maintained at the University of Hawaiʻi.
Have a scholarship record in undergraduate and post-baccalaureate work, if any, that indicates potential for professional social work graduate study. Grades attained in the last four semesters, the major, and post-baccalaureate work are important considerations. Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (or its equivalent) to be eligible for consideration.

Have a background in the liberal arts. Students with an identified deficiency in a liberal arts area are required to make it up in their first semester in the MSW program.
Provide evidence of personal qualifications, social work, and/or related experiences, motivation, and interest that indicate potential for successful graduate social work education and professional practice.

TOEFL - 560 on paper test, and 220 on computer based test. IELTS - 5.00 for the overall band test results.