Getting Started With Your BSW Application

Notice to Students Regarding Licensing -

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You may review current guidelines used by the Texas Education Agency to determine the eligibility of the person to be licensed on the TEA’s website at https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/National_Criminal_History_Checks-FAQs/. You also have a right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from TEA and the process and form available online at https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.

Program Admission

Students must make application and be formally admitted into the Social Work program at UNT. This typically occurs late in the student's sophomore year or early in their junior year. Applications into the program are reviewed each spring and fall semesters for admission to the following term. Please note that the UNT Social Work program may receive more qualified applicants than it can accept. Therefore, admission may be competitive and because of faculty-to-student ratio requirements associated with accreditation guidelines, the number of students who may be admitted into the program each semester varies.

Application Deadlines for the Upcoming Academic Year:

Application Deadline	Admission Notification	Program Entry
Fall 2025 - Due October 3, 2025 at NOON	Approximately 30 Days later	Spring 2026
Spring 2026 - February 27, 2026 at NOON	Approximately 30 Days later	Fall 2026

Admission Requirements

In order to be considered for admission, students must meet the following requirements:

Have successfully completed (C or higher) or will complete the following Social Work prerequisite courses at UNT, or the equivalents at another university or community college (by the semester of application):
- SOWK 1450 – Introduction to Social Work
- SOWK 2430 – Policies, Issues, and Programs in Social Welfare
- SOWK 3000 – Foundations of Interviewing
Have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
Submit all required documents for application consideration within required deadlines

Flow Chart of How Social Work Majors Move Through UNT's Social Work Program

Admissions Process

Current UNT students MUST complete the steps in the admissions process as follows:

Complete the 'Intent to Apply' form by September 26, 2025, at NOON to request an eligibility check.
Complete your Degree Audit at mydegreeaudit.unt.edu and attach the full audit as a PDF to your application. Save as 'Your Name_Degree Audit'.
Review and sign your 'Expectations of Student Conduct' and attach as a PDF to your application. Save as 'Your Name_Code of Conduct'.
Complete your typed personal statement and attached as a PDF to your application. Save as 'Your Name_Personal Statement'.

Personal Statement Instructions:

Students should be aware that both the content (completeness, depth of thought, clarity of expression) and the format (grammar, punctuation, spelling, neatness) of their responses will be taken into consideration. Students should use this as an opportunity to demonstrate competent writing skills and professionalism.

Address all components of the following questions:

1. 1. 1. Please explain your desire to enter the social work field. Why do you want to become a social worker?
    2. What personal qualities do you have that equip you for the social work profession?
    3. What personal challenges might you face as a future social worker? How will you address those challenges?
    4. What significant relationships and life experiences (personal and/or professional) have you had in giving or receiving help that have motivated you to enter the field of social work?
    5. What social problem most concerns you? What have you done in the past to support this interest and/or how do you plan to use your social work education to address this issue?

5. Complete the online 'BSW Admissions Application - Fall 2025' including upload of all required documentation by October 3, 2025 at NOON.

(Transfer students will need to contact the Advising Office or Social Work Department for instructions)

Application to Social Program

Directions on How to Apply

Link for the Application: BSW APPLICATION

Where to Submit?

Starting Fall 2025, all BSW applications will be submitted via the new, online 'BSW Admission Applicaiton' Microsoft Form.

Important: Incomplete or late applications will NOT be considered or reviewed. This includes attaching all required documents saved as PDFs.

Deadline:

Please note - The Deadline for Fall 2025 Admission is: October 3, 2025, at NOON

Admissions Notification

Applicants will be formally notified regarding decisions of their applications to the UNT Social Work program via students’ official UNT email account or for transfer students, the student’s mailing address.