Social Welfare
School of Social Work
The School of Social Work (nationally ranked #2) 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
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.
- See UW college and school graduation requirements.
- Learn the degree requirements.
- Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Department admission information
- Departmental application deadline: April 15
- Please contact the department for details about the application process.
- 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA or higher
- Minimum 65 college level credits by the start of the program
- Complete two BASW prerequisite courses with a 2.0 (“C”) grade or higher in each course. These courses do not have to be completed at time of application, but must be completed before starting the program in September.
Courses required for the major:
- One Psychology course, 100 or 200 level
- One Sociology course, 100 or 200 level
Notes:
- Though not a requirement for BASW admission, an approved introductory statistics class is a required prerequisite for senior year BASW courses and is recommended prior to admission. Approved UW courses include STAT 220/221, STAT 311, and EDPSY 490. Please contact the department if you are considering taking any other statistics course.
- Though not a requirement for BASW admission, BASW students must fulfill the Foreign Language Graduation Requirement (third year of high school foreign language or their college quarter of a foreign language, or equivalent) in order to graduate. This graduating requirement is different from the UW foreign language admission requirement.
- Completion of the associate degree does not guarantee completion of the UW general education requirements.
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