Office of Advising and Student Retention

Find your academic advisor plus so much more to help you with being successful during your journey in the UTA’s School of Social Work.

Welcome to the School of Social Work’s Academic Advising and Student Retention Office!!

Here is where you will find your academic advisor plus so much more to help you with being successful during your journey in the University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Social Work. So, whether you are a BSW, BSW-Intended, BSSUT, BSSUT-Intended or an MSW current or newly admitted student, the following information may be for you.

Office of Advising and Student Retention

Academic Advisors at the University of Texas at Arlington guide students through exploration, identification, and pursuit of their educational, personal and career goals. Advisors equip students to attain academic success and promote lifelong learning. Ultimately, academic advisors offer essential academic services that help students persist and graduate.

How to Prepare for Advising

Academic Calendar

UTA Academic Calendar

Advising FAQs

Forms & Documents

ACADEMIC ADVISING SAME DAY APPOINTMENT

Need to meet with your advisor but there's no upcoming appointment available, schedule a same-day appointment, either in-person or virtually, on Wednesdays. Remember, appointments are on a first come basis and the link only opens on Wednesdays at 9 AM.

Schedule an Appointment

POWER HOURS

Do you have general advising questions that don't require a full appointment? Interested in meeting other SSW students but can't make it to campus? Looking to learn more about the Social Work profession? If this sounds like you, join your advisor during their Power Hour. Their days/times are listed under their profile information. Remember, you're not the only one in the session so this is not an advising appointment. To schedule an appointment, use the links under your advisor's profile information.

Join Power Hour

Advising Canvas Page

Need information about advising, writing resources, School of Social Work activities and UTA Resources, check out our Canvas page.

Open the Student Success course on your Canvas dashboard and enroll here. You'll find that it opens to a new home page.
On the home page, you'll see the names of the new modules, along with a brief description of their contents. Scroll down and click the module named "Academic Resources."
The Academic Resources menu will open. Find the page named "Writing Workshops." Under this page, you'll see a separate page for each of the recorded workshops. Locate the title you're interested in viewing, click on it, and you'll find the video and workshop notes.

Enroll Here

Meet the Team

Welcome Scholars! We look forward to guiding you through your educational journey at the School of Social Work. If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing our website, you may reach out to your assigned academic advisor.