Transfer Students

We welcome transfer students from programs across the country and internationally. If you are thinking about transferring to the WVU BSW Program, we are ready to work with you to make your transition as smooth as possible. Contact BSW Program Director Dr. Megan Gandy at megan.gandy@mail.wvu.edu for more information

Transfer students, including 2+2 students, who wish to enter the social work major must contact WVU’s Office of Admissions and the BSW Program Director no later than  the semester before  you intend to matriculate to WVU. For entry to the BSW program, students must meet all requirements that apply to major status. Students who plan to matriculate to WVU in the fall semester at the professional social work major level should contact WVU’s Office of Admissions the  prior December  and complete the petition to the BSW program for admission at the professional social work major level  in January .

Upper-division social work courses taken at other institutions do not automatically transfer to WVU and meet the program’s requirements. To gain approval for these courses students must have earned a B or better in the course(s) and must submit course syllabi and other appropriate course materials to the BSW Program Director. Courses that are not approved count as electives. The lower-division social work courses taught on 2+2 campuses have received approval via the formal agreement with the program.

Current 2+2 Transfer Programs (for 2024-25 catalog year):

• Blue Ridge Community and Technical College              
• Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
• Westmoreland College 
• West Virginia Northern Community College
• New River Community College
• Garrett College
• Pierpont Community College
• Lackawanna College
• In Progress:

If your college is not listed here, that’s okay. You can still transfer credits into the BSW program.