A Transfer Applicant is defined as any student applying to the Master of Social Work program who is currently enrolled in a CSWE accredited Master of Social Work program as a standard student.
In addition to completing the application process to the Master of Social Work program, students planning to transfer to the Garland School of Social Work must also submit the following application materials:
The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA) will make all decisions about acceptance of transfer credit for any required MSW course. Upon review of the syllabi, the ADAA may approve up to 12 hours of coursework for inclusion into the MSW standard degree requirements. The ADAA may approve an up to an additional 6 hours of coursework that qualify as elective credit. No credit will be given toward MSW coursework unless the following conditions apply:
Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements as a transfer student, but wish to have other graduate level courses considered for transfer as elective coursework, may submit coursework for review and approval of transfer once admitted and enrolled in the MSW program at Baylor. This review and approval will be conducted by the MSW Program Director. Upon admission, students must submit all syllabi for any courses you wish to be considered for transfer credit to the MSW Program Director. The MSW Program Director may approve a maximum of 6 semester hours for the standard program as elective credits and a maximum of 3 semester hours for the advanced standing program as elective credits.