BASW Advising: Graduation Requirements

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To qualify for graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from the University of Washington Tacoma, a student must complete the following requirements:

University Requirements

• Complete a minimum of 180 credits, at least 45 of which are taken in residence at UWT.
• A student must complete 45 of his or her last 60 credits as a matriculated student in residence at UWT. To seek an exception to this requirement, students should contact the Program Adviser, who will submit the request to the UWT Admissions, Academic Standards and Graduation Committee. If an exception is granted, the student still must present a minimum of 45 credits in residence as a matriculated student to be awarded a UW degree.
• Must remove any admission deficiencies.
• Must have completed all University Admission Requirements and social welfare prerequisites.
• Must have at least a 2.0 cumulative UWT GPA at graduation.
• Must apply for graduation with your BASW adviser by the application deadline.

Social Welfare Requirements

In addition to fulfilling all University Requirements, Social Welfare prerequisites and all Social Welfare major requirements, by the time of graduation, a student must also:

• Have at least a 2.50 GPA in all required Social Welfare classes.
• Complete at least 67 upper division credits.

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