BS Social Work at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

This program offers basic courses designed to provide students with concentrated and in-depth educational experience combining social work knowledge and practice skills. The requirements are designed to give the student an opportunity for integrated, nonrepetitive learning. The prescribed work provides the liberal arts base for the social work curriculum.

Faculty: School of Social Work | Duration: 122 semester credit hours; four-year plan of study | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 122 semester credit hours. Required courses include Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (S W 310); Introduction to Psychology (PSY 301); Introduction to the Study of Society (SOC 302); British Literature (E 316L); American Literature (E 316M); World Literature (E 316N).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the major/college (not a separate programme application): The School of Social Work supports social work majors in the entry-level foundation sequence and social work majors approved to advance to the practice sequence. Social work majors typically spend their first and second year completing the foundation sequence. After completing the requirements below, social work majors may apply for approval to advance to the practice sequence. Students who are approved to advance to the practice sequence complete at least three semesters of social work coursework and any other remaining degree requirements. Social work majors that advance to the practice sequence and fulfill all degree requirements receive a Bachelor of Social Work degree.

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

Entry terms: Summer/Fall (freshman applications open August 1) and Spring enrollment.

Transfer entry terms: Summer/Fall and Spring enrollment.

First-year, Summer/Fall 2027 entry: application opens August 1; Early Action deadline October 15 (supplemental materials October 22); Regular deadline December 1 (supplemental materials December 10). Early Action decisions are released January 15, all decisions February 15 and Honors decisions March 1. Applications are made through the Common App or ApplyTexas. Application fee $75 for domestic applicants (fee waivers available). SAT or ACT scores are required (at least one official score; CLT also accepted); SAT Essay, ACT Writing and SAT Subject Tests are not required.

First-year, Spring entry: application deadline September 1 (supplemental materials September 8); decisions released December 1. Apply with the Spring App.

International first-year applicants: same Summer/Fall deadlines (Early Action October 15, Regular December 1; supplemental materials October 22 and December 10) and Spring deadline September 1. Application fee $90 (fee waivers are not available for international students). SAT or ACT scores required; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test required if applicable.

Transfer, Summer/Fall: Common App opens September 1; deadline March 1 (supplemental materials March 10); decisions released June 30. Spring: application opens March 1; deadline September 1 (supplemental materials September 8); decisions released December 15. Application fee $75 (fee waivers available); at least 24 semester hours of transferable coursework required.

International transfer, Summer/Fall: Common App opens September 1; deadline March 1; decisions released June 15. Spring: application opens March 1; deadline September 1; decisions released December 15. Application fee $90.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/

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