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3.1 Admissions

Applicants must meet the basic University admission requirements (including a minimum grade point average of 2.00). Students who lack university admission requirements cannot be admitted to the Faculty. In addition, applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.30 calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of ten half-course equivalents (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓÆµµ¼º½ courses and/or transfer courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a term will be included except where the number of courses taken within a term exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) ten half-course equivalents, in which case, the highest grades will be used. See 4.1 BSW Routes regarding use of Spring and Summer Term courses.

Admission quotas limit enrolment in each of the routes. Therefore, not all qualified applicants may be admitted. All students compete for admission. Students are admitted to the Fall Term only.

Applicants must submit both a completed Faculty of Social Work or Faculty of Social Work Learning Circles Application for Admission form in addition to the on-line ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓÆµµ¼º½ Application for Admission form. Additional requirements for each route are listed in 4.1 BSW Routes.

Students who wish to transfer from one location (e.g. Calgary) to another location (e.g. Edmonton) must seek advice from the Student Services Office. A Change of Program form must be completed by April 1 and Faculty approval must be obtained. Requests for transfer will not automatically be approved.

Application Deadlines

Application and documentation deadlines for the Bachelor of Social Work program:

April 1 for the Faculty of Social Work "Application for Admission" or Faculty of Social Work Learning Circles Application form, three reference letters (one of which must be academic), required essay, information on relevant volunteer/work experience to the Faculty of Social Work.

Also refer to the Prospective Students link at:

Note: Spring and Summer Term courses taken immediately prior to the FallÂ Term for which admission is being sought will not be used in the calculation of the grade point average for admission purposes.

Only continuing students at the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓÆµµ¼º½ may complete a Change of Program form. The following categories of applicants to the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓÆµµ¼º½ must complete the regular ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓÆµµ¼º½ "Application for Admission/Readmission" form:

(a) Not previously attended,

(b) Attended as a visiting or Open Studies student,

(d) Not attended for two years or more.

In addition, all applicants must complete the Faculty of Social Work or Faculty of Social Work Learning Circles "Application for Admission" form.

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