The iBSW program allows students to earn a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree while residing in students’ home communities. Our program offers high quality fully online courses, as well as in-person internship placements in community-based agencies in and around the students’ home communities.
Transfer students are accepted for the fall semester only.
Admissions Requirements
This program is open to applicants with 60 transferable credit hours completed before applying to the program.
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (A = 4.0).
Demonstrated Interest
- Evidence of strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of personal attributes that are suitable for the profession of social work
Admission Recommendations
It is highly recommended that prospective transfer applicants complete all UIUC general education requirements prior to transfer. The School of Social Work cannot guarantee access to online courses at UIUC that meet all general education requirements and campus graduation requirements outside of the iBSW curriculum. Applicants who have completed or made significant progress in UIUC general education requirements will be considered more competitive applicants for admission.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to UIUC.
Field Education
Students complete their field education part-time over two semesters at approved community-based organizations in and around their home communities. Prospective transfer applicants are encouraged to make significant progress in general education requirements prior to transfer to allow time for social work courses and the Field Education component.
Language Other than English
Although this program doesn’t require you to complete our language graduation requirement for admission, we strongly encourage you do so before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| No Requirement | Level 3 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.