Bachelor of Social Work Program

We Are Accepting Application For The Spring 2025 Semester

SPRING 2025 Applications Are Now Open - APPLY TODAY!

On-Campus and 100% Online Options!

About

A Social Worker main goal is to help others improve their lives by:

  • Helping individuals, families, groups and communities improve their lives.
  • Advocating for social justice.
  • Working toward understanding human behavior in the social environment.

Did you Know?

  • Social Workers work with everyone including: children, families, military, students, couples, the aging, people with disabilities.
  • Social workers are in a variety of settings including healthcare, school, government, for-profit and nonprofit.
  • The Job Market is growing 11% faster than the average
    Median salary of a Bachelor level social worker: $49,470
    (salaries vary widely by social work industry ranging from $41,810 to $81,400)
    You'll never be bored - To change the world!

Welcome from the Director


Welcome to the Bachelor of Social Work at UTA School of Social Work (UTASSW). We are so excited that you have chosen us for your social work degree. I want to extend my warmest welcome to each of you.

The BSW program is acclaimed as one of the most affordable bachelor programs in social work and the demand for social workers is growing much faster than average job growth.  Our BSW program includes courses parallel to those taught in our nationally ranked Master’s of Social Work Program.

We have nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are leading scholars in many areas of social work and social welfare. You’ll find that we are not just educators but mentors, advocates, and partners in your journey. Our collective goal is to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to go out and help with today’s social issues and to empower you to be agents of positive change.

I am excited to see the contributions you will make and the change you will effect in your time here and beyond.

 

Sincerely,

Darlene Hunter 

Darlene Hunter, Ph.D., LMSW
Director of Undergraduate Programs and Assistant Professor in Practice
darlene.hunter@uta.edu

Program Overview From the Director


BSW Degree Plan

BSW Degree Plan
BSW Program on Arlington Campus

BSW Program on Arlington Campus
BSW Online Program

BSW Online Program
BSW Transfer Students/Transferring Credits

BSW Transfer Students - Transferring Credits
Academic Program Forms

Academic Program Forms

 

BSW Program Contacts

Darlene Hunter, PhD, LMSW
Director of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Practice
darlene.hunter@uta.edu

Get In Touch with SSW Admissions

Melissa Cruz
Academic Recruiter
Primarily Undergraduate Admissions
Email: melissa.cruz@uta.edu
Phone:817-272-9123
Office:  SWSH 203G

Darlene Santee
Manager for Recruiting and Admissions
Email: santeed@uta.edu
Office:  SWSH 203U

Antwan C. Williams, J.D.
Assistant Dean of Communications, Marketing, and Recruitment
Email: antwan.williams@uta.edu
Office:  SWSH 203S

Attend An Info Session

Attending a Undergraduate Admissions Information Session provides you with a unique opportunity to meet with representatives from the School of Social Work and discuss the BSW program.

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