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APPLYYOURSELF APPLICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Welcome to the ApplyYourself College of Social Work application and instructions! Be sure to review the MSW Application
Requirements and Application Instructions thoroughly prior to application, along with these instructions and the directions in
the ApplyYourself (AY) application. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of this page.
This instruction manual includes information specific to the MSW application, as well as clarification and valuable
tips not found in the actual AY application. Failure to follow instructions will have a negative effect on your application.
Please do not disregard these directions and have them available as you fill out the application. This will facilitate the
process for you and answer many frequently asked questions.
General tips: The AY application contains both the University of Utah Office of Admissions and MSW Program application
sections. You do not need to apply to the University of Utah Graduate School separately. The GRE is not required for MSW.
You can only apply to one MSW program option each year. Save a PDF of your application prior to submission for future
reference. Submitted and unsubmitted applications are archived approximately every 2-3 years and will no longer be
accessible.
Make sure to keep the email account used to create your application active, and check for time-sensitive messages regularly.
Due to several instances of missed emails, we recommend that you do not use a Hotmail email account for your application.
All MSW department and Office of Admissions communications, including the admissions decision, will be sent to the
primary email account in your application. If you change email or mailing address after submission, you must update it in the
profile section of your application, and also send a notification to
Carmencita.Totua@utah.edu.
The College of Social Work Academic Advising office can answer general questions, but not provide technical support for
AY application issues. Please use the AY Hobson’s Technical Support link given in the application to access the help topics
first and, if necessary, submit a trouble ticket to Hobson’s (see last page below).
Previous applicants
1. Submitted AY applications: If you previously submitted an AY application to MSW or another program, you must create a
new application using a different email address. You may be able to access your old application and make changes, but will
not be able to resubmit it. Check this email address regularly!
2. Unsubmitted (in-progress) AY applications: Do not resume working in the application until after August 1 to ensure all
internal yearly updates are reflected. In-progress AY applications will update to the current year content automatically, but
you will need to review all sections and prior entries carefully and make any necessary changes.
Please note that unsubmitted applications will be kept active for at least 1 year following your last date of access. Your
account and password will remain valid, but your entries may be removed.
Dual degree applicants
Students who wish to complete a
dual degree must submit separate applications to both programs, and fulfill each program’s
application requirements. Dual degree applicants will need to use different email addresses for each department’s AY
application. Keep both email accounts active and check both for messages regularly.
Students must be accepted by each program separately in order to begin a dual degree program. Admission/acceptance into
one program does not guarantee admission/acceptance into the other. Upon application and acceptance to both programs, the
student must alert each program of his/her academic degree-seeking status so each program can track the student’s progress,
using the correct Program of Study.
If you are applying to a dual degree program, please notify Carmencita Totua at Carmencita.Totua@utah.edu after your
MSW ApplyYourself application has been submitted. Please include your name and the dual degree program you intend to
pursue.
Use this link to access the application:
ApplyYourself Application - University of Utah Graduate Admissions
NOTE: If the screenshots in these instructions differ from what you see in your actual ApplyYourself account,
an application update has occurred that is not yet reflected in the instructions.