Applicants must meet the basic University admission requirements (including a minimum grade point average of 2.00). Students who lack university admission requirements cannot be admitted to the Faculty. In addition, applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.30 calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of ten half-course equivalents (University of Calgary courses and/or transfer courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a term will be included except where the number of courses taken within a term exceeds ten half-course equivalents, in which case, the highest grades will be used.
Students are admitted to the Fall Term only.
See 4.1 BSW Routes regarding use of Spring and Summer courses.
Admission quotas limit enrolment in each of the routes. Therefore, not all qualified applicants may be admitted.
Applicants must submit both a completed Faculty of Social Work Application for Admission form and the online University of Calgary Application for Admission. Students must also provide three reference letters (one of which must be academic), required essay, and information on relevant volunteer/work experience to the Faculty of Social Work. Additional requirements for each route are listed in 4.1 BSW Routes.
Applicants who wish to switch their location choice (e.g. from Calgary to Edmonton or Lethbridge) must contact the Student Services Office prior to April 1. The requests for change will not automatically be approved.