3.1 Faculty of Social Work - Undergraduate Admissions
Prospective students should refer to sections A.5.3 Transferring from another Post-Secondary Institution and A.5.3.2 Supplementary Admission Requirements of this Calendar for regulations regarding University admission requirements. Applicants must meet all requirements and deadlines.
Admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program is competitive and meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.
Students are admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work program for the Fall Term only. Newly admitted students who do not register and attend the term to which they were admitted must reapply for admission and will be considered using the admission criteria in effect at the time of re-application.
All applicants, including current University of Calgary students, must submit the University of Calgary online application and complete the program-specific questions (https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/future-students/apply-now/bachelor-social-work) by the deadline specified. Detailed application instructions can be obtained from the Faculty of Social Work website at: socialwork.ucalgary.ca.
Applicants can only apply to one program option (blended or online), and within the blended option only to one location (Calgary, Edmonton or Lethbridge). Applicants who wish to switch their program option and/or location choice (e.g. from blended to online, or from blended Calgary to the blended Edmonton or Lethbridge) must contact the Student Services in the Faculty of Social Work prior to March 1. Requests for change will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty and only for extenuating circumstances.
Students seeking admission to the Faculty of Social Work following a voluntary withdrawal from the program will be considered in competition with new applicants and must meet the admission criteria. Such students are encouraged to consult with Student Services in the Faculty of Social Work before applying.
Admission Deadlines
Refer to ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/apply.
The Faculty of Social Work evaluates applications on the following criteria:
1. Admission Grade Point Average.
2. Answers to the Program-Specific Questions in the application (refer to https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/future-students/apply-now/bachelor-social-work).
Second-Degree Students
Students who have received one or more approved undergraduate degrees (BA, BSc, BEd, etc.) may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program (University Transfer/After-Degree route).
Students must submit the University of Calgary online undergraduate Application for Admission and complete the program specific questions (https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/future-students/apply-now/bachelor-social-work) in the application by the application deadline. For more information regarding admission to a second undergraduate degree, refer to A.5.5 Second-Degree Students.
Note: Applicants with a complete non-Social Work four-year degree and with the equivalent of two years of full-time paid or a minimum of 3000 hours of paid and/or volunteer work in the human services field, may consider applying to the MSW program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Student Services in the Faculty of Social Work prior to submitting an application to the MSW program.
Change of Program
Current University of Calgary students interested in the Bachelor of Social Work degree must submit the University of Calgary online undergraduate Application for Admission and complete the program-specific questions in the application. Refer to: Future Undergraduate Students dates and deadlines | Future Students | University of Calgary (ucalgary.ca) for deadline dates. Change of Program requests are not accepted for this program.
Current Social Work students who wish to request a transfer to another BSW program option or location refer to Transfers Between Program Options and Locations for Current BSW Students (see below).
To add or delete a minor students must contact Student Services in the Faculty of Social Work.
Transfers Between Program Options and Locations for Current BSW Students
Current BSW students who are unable to continue in their current program or location due to extenuating circumstances, must apply for a transfer by February 1 for the following Fall.
The decision will be made by the Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs in consultation with the appropriate program directors/coordinators and field coordinators.
For further information and to obtain the appropriate transfer request form, students must contact Student Services, fsw.studentservices@ucalgary.ca.