For applicants whose native language is not English: Satisfactory scores on the TOEFL or the TSE must be submitted to the UTA Graduate Admissions Office. Applicants must submit a score of at least 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, a score of at least 213 on the computer-based TOEFL, a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or a minimum TOEFL iBT-Internet Based Test total score of 79 with sectional scores that meet or exceed the following:
22 for the writing section
21 for the speaking section
20 for the reading section
16 for the listening section

All Official Transcripts: Please submit all official transcripts from any university/college ever attended to the UTA Office of Admissions, Records and Registration.

Advanced Standing Admissions Criteria for BSW students and recent BSW graduates: An applicant who has earned an undergraduate degree in social work from a Council of Social Work Education accredited BSW program within six years of their planned start date of graduate study and whose GPA is 3.0 or greater in the approximately last 60 hours of undergraduate work.

Non-BSW Standing Admissions Criteria (for current non-BSW students/majors and non-BSW graduates): An applicant who has earned an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than social work from an accredited institution and whose GPA is 3.0 or greater in the approximately last 60 hours of undergraduate work.

General Admissions Criteria: Applicants with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college, university or equivalent institution with less than 3.0 and greater than 2.7 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and do not meet the Advanced Standing and the Non-BSW Standing Admissions Criteria.