Social Welfare
School of Social Work
The School of Social Work (nationally ranked #3) is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming social change agents in order to tackle complex social problems facing our society. We offer a professional degree with “hands on” training in the field designed to fully prepare you for a job and/or graduate school. Our Honors Program provides students with research opportunities guided by faculty mentors. Join a major with a focus on social justice that has one of the most diverse student cohorts on campus. Demand is increasing for social workers, especially those with expertise in healthcare, children and family services, addiction counseling, eldercare, and community advocacy
Major category: Capacity-constrained
Topic: Social sciences, Health
Applicant type
Freshman
Freshmen can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a freshman, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Transfer
Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn / winter (U.S. applicants only) / spring
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
- Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
- Departmental application deadline: April 15
- Please contact the department for details about the application process.
This major is capacity-constrained. Completion of prerequisites does not guarantee admission.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses required for the major:
- One Psychology course, 100 or 200 level
- One Sociology course, 100 or 200 level
Notes:
- A college-level statistics class is a prerequisite for senior year coursework and is recommended prior to admission. Though, it may be taken during junior year.
- It is helpful, though not required, to complete the foreign language graduation requirement before starting the program.
- Completion of the associate degree does not guarantee completion of the UW general education requirements.
- It is advised that you take these courses before you transfer.
- Students entering the UW must also meet a diversity requirement. These credits simultaneously satisfy other Area of Knowledge requirements and do not add to the total number of
credits you need to graduate. - Many of the general education courses meet the prerequisites for the BASW major above as well as the requirements for an associate degree.
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 107
Total from Washington community colleges: 49
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 11
3.50 – 3.74: 9
3.25 – 3.49: 10
3.00 – 3.24: 5
2.75 – 2.99: 7
2.50 – 2.74: 4
2.49 and below: 3