Admission Checklist for Bachelor of Science or Arts in Social Work (BSW)

Admissions applications for the USU Bachelor of Science or Arts in Social Work (BSW) program are due March 1 each year. For questions, contact the BSW Program Assistant, Kimball Zent at kimball.zent@usu.edu.

This is NOT the BSW Application
This is a checklist to help you prepare to apply for the BSW program at USU. This is not the application. The application window opens January 1 and closes March 1.

Before beginning the application, please prepare the following:

  1. Verified you have met the admission requirements as outlined in the general catalog.
  2. Identified your two preferred campus choices from the available options:
    • Blanding
    • Brigham City
    • Logan (Main Campus)
    • Moab
    • Nephi
    • Price
    • Tooele
    • Roosevelt/Vernal
  3. Prepared an updated resume using the provided template. Using this template is required for the application process.
  4. Transfer Students Only: Prepared unofficial transcripts and compiled contact details for an academic reference.
  5. Confirm that you have fulfilled admission requirements:
    • Minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
    • Minimum 2.75 GPA in social work classes
    • Completion of SW 1010 with B- or better
    • Completion of SW 2100 with B- or better
    • Completion of SW 2400 with B- or better
    • Two BSS courses of the student’s choosing 3 credits each (6 credits total) with C or better
    • Completion of BIO 1010 (BLS) or ANTH 1020 (BLS) with C or better
    • Completion of ENGL 1010 (CL1) with C or better
    • Completion of ENGL 2010 (CL2) with C or better
    • Completion of any Quantitative Literacy (QL) course (STAT 1040 or STAT 1045 preferred) with C- or better
    • Current USU Students Only: Understand how and plan to take APT the last week of April