UofC

Applicants must meet the basic University admission requirements. 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 30 units (10 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 30 units (10 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 two 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 can only apply to one location. Applicants who wish to switch their location choice (e.g. from Calgary to Edmonton or Lethbridge) must contact the Student Services Office prior to March 1. Requests for change will be considered at the discretion of the Faculty.

Application and documentation deadlines for the Bachelor of Social Work program:

Standard admission: March 1.

University of Calgary Change of Program applicants: February 1.

Also refer to the Prospective Students link at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/prospectivestudents/.

Continuing students at the University of Calgary must submit the Change of Program request through their Student Centre by February 1.

The following categories of applicants to the University of Calgary must complete the regular University of Calgary "Application for Admission/Readmission" form:

(a) Not previously attended

(b) Attended as a Visiting or Open Studies student

(c) Attended another institution since leaving

(d) Not attended for two years or more

All applicants must submit the paper-based supplementary Faculty of Social Work BSW Application package. The application package includes the application form, essay, resume, and two references.

Students who have received one or more approved undergraduate degrees (BA, BSc, BEd, etc.) may apply for admission to programs leading to a Second Baccalaureate Degree with a Major Field or a Second Baccalaureate Degree program with Honours in a Major Field.

Students must apply to the Admissions Office and submit the Faculty of Social Work Application for Admission form and all the required supplementary documents by the application deadline. For more information regarding admission to a second undergraduate degree, refer to A.9.5 in Undergraduate Admissions.

Students already in the program who wish to transfer to another location must apply for transfer by February 1 for the following Fall. Students must:

1. Discuss the possibility of transfer with faculty advisors from both the location they wish to leave and the location they wish to transfer to. The decision will be made through consultation between the program directors and field coordinators at the two locations.

2. Complete a Change of Program request via their Student Centre; and

3. Fill out the Intra-Faculty Transfer Request form available through divisional offices.