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I may not be a cookie cutter applicant and I could use some advice.  \nYes! You could meet with either Claire Alfus, Graduate Advising Services Coordinator, or Jenae McCall, Graduate Assistant and current MSW Program student. Call our Welcome Desk at 303-615-0555 during business hours to schedule an appointment.  \nThere is not a “save” button on the application-does it just save automatically?  \nYes – the application automatically saves as you enter information.  \nHow do we get to the application checklist?  \nYou won’t be able to access the application checklist until after you’ve submitted your application. Once you’ve done that, when you log into your account you should be taken to an application status page with the checklist!  \nIs the decision to be part time or full time something that is set in stone or can it be changed after you're accepted?  \nIt is not set in stone. You do have the option of changing your enrollment option between being accepted and starting fall semester courses. However, after starting fall semester, if you are doing the Regular Program you have to stick with what you select through your foundation coursework , i.e. if you start parttime you need to do your first two years part-time before switching to full-time. If life circumstances mean you need to drop to part-time after starting full-time, you’d work with Claire as your academic advisor to outline your revised academic plan (which may include a semester off) .  \nIf you received a human services degree can you do the advanced program or does it have to be the regular program?  \nNo – only students who have an undergraduate degree in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program awarded in the past six years are eligible to apply for the Advanced Standing Program. All other applicants need to apply to the Regular Program.  \nAre professional and/or volunteer experiences required for admission? And are research/teaching experiences from undergrad applicable experiences?  \nWe don’t require students to have a certain amount or type of professional and/or volunteer experiences but they can make you more competitive. Research and teaching can be added to your Professional History Form. We encourage applicants to list all prior professional and volunteer experience, even if it doesn’t feel relevant to the field of social work. Our committee evaluates experience based on both duration and a sliding scale of relevancy.  \nTranscripts & Prerequisite Requirements  \nI did not enter MSU Denver as an institution on my application and it gave me an error.  \nFor context, applicants who attended or are currently attending MSU Denver are not supposed to list MSU Denver in the Academic History portion of the application. If you’re running into errors despite seeming to do everything correctly, please send an email to [socialwork@msudenver.edu](socialwork@msudenver.edu) with a screenshot of the error you are receiving so we can help you troubleshoot!  \nDoes it make a difference between uploading official transcripts versus unofficial transcripts?  \nNo, however, we recommend using unofficial transcripts during the application review process so that you only pay to order transcripts if accepted. Note that any transcript you upload to the application will be considered unofficial even if you originally ordered an official copy. Transcripts are only considered official when they are sent to the Office of Graduate Studies directly from the college or institution.  \nIf you had to do some pre reqs at CCD for MSU Denver do you have to enter CCD as an institution?  \nYou should still list CCD as an institution, however related to the next question, you shouldn’t need to resubmit those transcripts as we should have them on file from your undergraduate admission!  \nIf we submitted a transcript for undergraduate classes at MSU, do the tr","cbCaicNZew4R9wxn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicNZew4R9wxn","pdf",374060,"English","# Admissions & Application\n## Advising and application process\n## Enrollment options\n## Program eligibility (Advanced Standing)\n## Experience and competitiveness\n# Transcripts & Prerequisite Requirements\n## Academic history and transcript types\n## Transcript submission requirements\n## Prerequisite timing and required coursework","[{\"question\":\"Can I talk to an enrollment advisor before I apply?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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