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Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Social Work is a generalist social work degree accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education, the only CASWE-accredited BSW in Saskatchewan. It is offered at the Regina campus, the Saskatoon campus and several regional colleges.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Work  |  Duration: 1 year Pre-Social Work plus 3 years (120-credit BSW)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Students first complete the 30-credit Pre-Social Work year, then the 120-credit BSW covering social program and policy analysis, program development, research and evaluation, with two supervised practica totalling 700 hours.

Career pathways

Mental health, child welfare, health care, criminal justice and education; graduates can register with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Social Work (Saskatchewan high school applicants): English Language Arts 30, two approved 30-level Math, Science, Language or Social Science courses and one additional approved 30-level course. Admission to the BSW is competitive and requires a minimum 70% average on the admission subjects, an essay component on the application, and application in the Fall term; applicants averaging 65-69.99% or not selected are admitted to the Social Work Qualifying category and may re-apply. Pre-Social Work (30 credit hours, about one year) is the usual first step.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Fall term: early application deadline March 15, final deadline August 15 for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons; international applicants (study permit required) have a final deadline of August 15. Nursing: February 15 (application) and March 15 (documents) for domestic applicants, December 31 and January 31 for international applicants. Bachelor of Social Work: January 15. Indigenous Education: March 31 (intake 1) and June 30 (intake 2).

Winter term: early application deadline November 1 (domestic only), final deadline December 15. Spring/Summer term: final deadline April 15. Applications are submitted in person by 4:30 p.m. or online before midnight on the deadline.

The undergraduate application fee is $100.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uregina.ca/admissions/apply.html

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