Students with 19 university level general arts and science half course equivalents and SOWK 201 may apply for admission to the 3rd year of the 4 year BSW program offered in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and the Learning Circles. For students applying with a degree, they will have 19 courses transferred and will need to have SOWK 201. Students will need 2 years to complete the required social work courses for the BSW degree.
Please note that students who have an existing undergraduate degree but do not qualify for or do not wish to take the two-year MSW program, are also eligible to apply to the BSW program.
Post diploma route: Students with a completed two year Social Work diploma from one of the approved Alberta colleges that has an admission agreement with the Faculty of Social Work may apply for admission to the 3rd year of the 4 year BSW program offered in Calgary and Edmonton.
Students must also have completed eight university transfer non-Social Work half-course equivalents. Students must also have met the University of Calgary English Language Proficiency requirement as specified in the University of Calgary Calendar at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/
For students applying with a degree, they will have 19 courses transferred and will need to have SOWK 201. Students will need 2 years to complete the required social work courses for the BSW degree. Please note that students who have an existing undergraduate degree but do not qualify for or do not wish to take the two-year MSW program, are also eligible to apply to the BSW program.
Post diploma route: Students with a completed two year Social Work diploma from one of the approved Alberta colleges that has an admission agreement with the Faculty of Social Work may apply for admission to the 3rd year of the 4 year BSW program offered in Calgary and Edmonton. Students must also have completed eight university transfer non-Social Work half-course equivalents. Students must also have met the University of Calgary English Language Proficiency requirement as specified in the University of Calgary Calendar at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/
Undergraduate students are assessed tuition and general fees which are listed in the “Tuition and General Fees” chart. More information regarding tuition and fees can be found at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/p.html
Please note that each Academic term has its own deadline dates for fee payment.
Both the University of Calgary online application along with the Faculty of Social Work on-line application are available in October of each year. The Faculty of Social Work on-line application can be found at:http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/BSW/Application/.
The early admission deadline is February 15. April 1 is the deadline for both the online University of Calgary application and the on-line Faculty of Social Work application and supporting documents. June 30 is the deadline for all transcripts although we recommend that applicants should submit transcripts earlier if available.
For International students residing outside of Canada and the USA, February 1 is the deadline for the University of Calgary on-line application and April 1is the deadline for the Faculty of Social Work on-line application and all transcripts and supporting documents.
For International students residing outside of Canada and the USA, February 1, 2011 is the deadline for on-line application and April 1, 2011 is the deadline for all transcripts and supporting documents.
SOWK 201 must be successfully completed before a student can start classes in September. Although we recommend having SOWK 201 completed by the end of the Winter semester, the Faculty can conditionally admit students who register and successfully complete SOWK 201 in either the preceding Spring or Summer session. SOWK 201 can be completed through the Calgary, Edmonton or Lethbridge divisions in either the Spring or Summer session. Upon successful completion of SOWK 201, the student’s status will be changed from “conditional” to “admitted”.
The minimum grade point average to apply is 2.30 (66 - 69%) on the last 10 university transfer courses, however, competitive GPA is usually closer to 3.00 – 3.30 (73 - 79%).
Two information sessions are normally scheduled for the Winter semester prior to the Fall Admission intake. Please visit the Faculty of Social Work website for the current schedule:http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/
Students complete two practicum placements in their fourth year. The introductory practicum is taken in the fall semester of the fourth year and consists of 300 hours (3 days a week). The senior practicum is generally taken in the winter semester of the fourth year and consists of 400 hours (4 days a week).
Post diploma Route:
Students complete the senior practicum generally in the winter semester of the fourth year and this consists of 400 hours (4 days a week).
Post diploma Route Students complete the senior practicum generally in the winter semester of the fourth year and this consists of 400 hours (4 days a week).
Social workers are often employed by: government departments, school boards, human and health service agencies, hospitals and care organizations, mental health clinics, family and social service agencies, employee assistance programs, correctional services and agencies, Aboriginal band councils and other cross-cultural agencies and non-profit community agencies.
Diverse Qualifications Admissions Policy is an admission policy available for students who have achieved excellence outside academics or who have overcome significant hardships. Information about this application category can be found at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/admissions/diverse_qualifications
