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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, 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.

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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.

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Is Your Advisor Not Available?

Are you trying to schedule an appointment with your advisor, but they are booked? Try scheduling with our Same Day Advisor, Matthew Williams. Even though he is not your assigned advisor, he can help you out when your advisor is not available for an appointment.

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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.

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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.