GMSW applicants are encouraged to submit their application electronically no later than March 1, 2010. Admission decisions will be mailed no later than June 1, 2010.
YEAR 1
| October 1 – March 1, 2009 | GMSW applications accepted | |
| June 1, 2010 | Admissions decision notification | |
| July 2010 | Registration process | |
| Mid-August 2010 | Orientation/1-week seminar: Comparative Cultures and the Profession of Social Work |
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| September – December 2010 | Year 1 classes (fall semester) | |
| November 26-28, 2010 | Thanksgiving break | |
December 17, 2010 – January 10, 2011 |
Winter recess | |
| January – June 2011 | Year 1 classes (spring semester) | |
| March 15-20, 2011 | Spring recess | |
YEAR 2
| July 2011 | Arrive and settle into Los Angeles housing | |
| Late August 2011 | Concentration orientation and community immersion/field placement selection | |
| August – December 2011 | Year 2 classes (fall semester) | |
| November 24-26, 2011 | Thanksgiving break |
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| December 15, 2011 – January 8, 2012 | Winter recess | |
| January – May 2012 | Year 2 classes (spring semester) | |
March 12-17, 2012 |
Spring recess | |
| May 11, 2012 | Commencement | |









