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Yes. If you are currently enrolled in a degree program, you can double-count courses toward the degree and the certificate program. Dually enrolled students are encouraged to apply early to the certificate program of interest so that classes can be planned out thoughtfully.

Once a graduate student expresses an interest in a pathway that may lead to licensure (MSW Program for social workers), students will be included in a personalized email that expalins the state-by-state nature of the licensure and everything the student will need about a program’s status in the state where the student plans to practice. […]

Once an undergraduate is accepted into a pathway that may lead to licensure (BSW Program for social workers), students will be included in a personalized email that expalins the state-by-state nature of the licensure and everything the student will need about a program’s status in the state where the student plans to practice. In addition, […]

Students in the face to face MSW program can take some online electives. See Graduate Tuition & Fee rates

Lower Division is our social work pre-major. Students who start at UNC Charlotte as freshmen or as a transfer student (after applying through UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate admissions) declare a social work Lower Division pre-major. Students must successfully complete general education courses and our prerequisite courses in order to apply to Upper Division. Watch Video on […]

Students looking to change their major to social work must do so through the College of Health & Human Services (CHHS) Advising Office. Students must meet with their academic advisor in order to change their major. CHHS serves as the main academic advising and student support office for CHHS pre-majors. The social work pre-major is […]

Applicants need to complete the following minimum criteria for admission to Upper Division: 1. GPA The applicant must have a cumulative UNC Charlotte GPA of 2.5 or higher prior to the start of Upper Division. Applicants with fewer than 12 credits earned at UNC Charlotte must also have a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.5 or […]

Our Upper Division program only begins in the fall semester of each year. Admission to Upper Division must be granted before students are permitted to take Upper Division courses in the BSW major. Upper Division Admission is a selective process and not all students will be admitted, even if they have met the minimum requirements […]

UNC Charlotte BSW graduates are employed in a variety of areas such as child protective services, substance abuse treatment, hospitals, youth and children services, criminal justice, adoptions/foster care, hospice, and long term care. They work from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina as well as all across the United States. Other BSW graduates […]

The School of Social Work has a positive reputation in the Charlotte community. Alumni can be found all over the region engaging in direct practice and in supervisory roles. Our graduates have gone to be social workers in schools, hospitals/MD offices, Department of Social Services, hospice and home health care agencies, health departments, trauma centers, […]