Social Work
Courses in the University of Mary Hardin Baylor’s Social Work Program are offered for students majoring in Social Work or taking classes for social science credit.
The major in Social Work is designed to prepare students for entry level professional Social Work practice and for graduate Social Work education.
UMHB’s Bachelor of Social Work degree program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. St u dents completing the Bachelor of Social Work degree are eligible to take the examination for Texas state licensure as a baccalaureate social worker (LBSW).
Students are not officially considered majors in the Social Work Program until they have fulfilled certain criteria. However, students can declare an interest in majoring in Social Work at any time and can take certain courses required in the Social Work curriculum prior to being admitted to the program.
The following criteria must be met by students desiring to enter the Social Work Program at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor:
- Successfully complete a minimum of 45 semester hours of college courses. These courses must include BCIS 1301, COMM 1320, ENGL 1321, ENGL 1322, POLS 2311, PSYC 1301, SOCI 1311, and SOCW 2311.
- Achieve a grade of “C” or above in all core Social Work courses.
- Possess a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of application.
- Submit a completed application form to the director of the Social Work Program.
- Have an admission interview with members of the Social Work faculty.
- Demonstrate sufficient emotional/mental/physical stability to meet the academic and technical qualifications of the social work profession, with reasonable accommodation for any known mental, physical, or emotional disabilities.
- Enjoy the status of a student in good standing at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
UMHB’s Social Work Program reserves the right to deny admission to anyone whose admission, in the Social Work Program’s opinion, would not serve the best interest of the applicant, the profession, the Social Work Program, and/or the University.
Once admitted to the Social Work Program, a student must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in all Social Work courses, as well as an overall 2.5 GPA, in order to continue in the program.
An introductory Social Work course may be accepted in transfer if it covers the same content as UMHB’s course. Other transfer Social Work courses will be accepted only from Council on Social Work Education accredited programs. Academic credit for life experience and previous work experience cannot be given for any Social Work course.