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Applications for fall 2025 will OPEN September 19, 2024.

Step 1: Complete your Bachelor of Social WorkÌýandÌýpay a non-refundable application fee of $130 CAD.Ìý(CODE = WSW).ÌýComplete your Ìýusing Ìýthe following program code: WSW – Bachelor of Social Work (Honours).ÌýPlease note that the application can only be accessed through the aboveÌýlink, not from the OUAC home page. Ìý

You will receive an acknowledgementÌýe-mailÌýfrom Undergraduate Admissions within 10 business days of submitting your on-line application toÌý, with instructions for logging in toÌýQUESTÌýto complete your Admission Information Form (AIF), upload your application materials and supporting documentation. Your À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ID (identification) number will be assigned and sent to you in thisÌýe-mail. You should check your junk mail folder for theseÌýe-mailsÌýas manyÌýe-mailÌýprograms put mass mailings in junk mail folders.ÌýThe due date for your OUAC application is December 18, 2024.

Step 2:ÌýUpon receipt of your acknowledgementÌýe-mail, your next step is to log in to QUEST to submit* your Social Work Admission Information Form (AIF),Ìýincluding contact details for your THREE referees** (1 academic and 2 professional).ÌýThis should be done by the AIF deadline, but we encourage applicants to submit their AIF as early as they can in order to give their referees as much time as possible.ÌýThe Social Work AIF form is due January 6, 2025.

• Note: you do not have to upload any documents when you submit yourÌýAIF.
• Note: The academic reference must be a post secondary instructor who has taught you in one or more courses. The professional references can be sought from any of the following: an employment supervisor; a volunteer supervisor; a helping professional (eg, social worker, religious leader, doctor, psychiatrist or similar community-based professional).

Step 3:Personal Statement for BSW Admission Application

Please tell us about your interest in social work (Required)

Social work practice is guided by seven values found in ÌýandÌý. We encourage you to review these documents to familiarize yourself with these values prior to answering these questions below.ÌýPlease note that the information you provide will be confidential.

Central to social work practice is the pursuit of social justice for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Social workers promote social fairness and the equitable distribution of resources, and act to reduce barriers and expand choice for all persons, with special regard for those who are marginalized, disadvantaged, or vulnerable. Social workers oppose prejudice and discrimination against any person or group of persons, on any grounds, and specifically challenge views and actions that stereotype particular persons or groups (CASW, 2015).

The School of Social Work values diverse experiences, knowledges, and perspectives and recognizes that one’s passion for social work may be influenced by life experiences that are shaped by racism, anti-Black racism, xenophobia, anti-Indigenous racism and colonization, sexism and cissexism, homophobia and transphobia, classism, and ableism, among other forms of discrimination. In the questions below, we offer you the opportunity to tell us about yourself, your lived experiences, and interest in social work and social justice.

1. Tell us how your own strengths and skills will impact your Social Work learning and practise? (approximately 250 words)

2. What are some of the systemic obstacles that you have faced? What are some of the ways you have you overcome these obstacles? (approximately 250 words)

3. ÌýHow have you been a leader? What did you learn from this experience? (approximately 250 words)

4. ÌýWho is/are your community/ies? How do you give and receive support in this/these community/ies? (approximately 250 words)

Your personal statement must be uploaded on Quest and saved as a PDF and be no larger than 3000KB*

For information on how to upload your documents.Ìý

Step 4:ÌýUploadÌýyour application materials and supporting documentation including:

• Unofficial transcripts* (post-secondary)Ìý
• Personal statement
• Resume

*If you requested your transcripts via OUAC, you do not have to upload additional copies. Check Quest to ensure we have received all yourÌýsupporting documents.

• All supporting documentation including unofficial transcripts, personal statement, and resume are due byÌýJanuary 20, 2025
• Important note about transcripts*: University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ/Renison students do not have to submit theirÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ transcripts, andÌýhigh school transcripts areÌýNOTÌýrequired.

Helpful information can be found atÌýUndergraduateÌýAdmissions.

For all other BSW application enquiries, please contactÌýÌýBSW admissions