Admissions
Message from the Dean
I want to thank you for considering the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) for your graduate studies. You will find a great deal of information about the GCSW, our various programs and activities, as well as admissions materials on our website.
The UH GCSW is an international college of destination. The University of Houston is an exciting, creative, proactive environment in which intellectual curiosity is embraced, debate cherished, as we promote and work to create a just society for all people. As the only college of social work in the 4th largest city in the United States, the GCSW offers a range of academic courses, a diversity of field practice education sites, numerous community projects, and a number of cutting edge research centers. Our advanced tracks in Clinical Practice and Leadership, Administration & Advocacy and our certificates in Political Social Work, Gerontological Social Work and Trabajo Social are nationally recognized for their excellence and preparation for practice.
The GCSW’s faculty includes a marvelous, diverse group of scholars whose work is recognized worldwide. Their practice experiences and research expertise reinforces the GCSW’s long-standing commitment to peace and justice. And the GCSW is further distinguished as being the only college of social work in the world to have a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate on faculty.
On behalf of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the GCSW, I want to thank you for visiting our web page and considering the GCSW as a possible home for your professional education. Give serious thought to the GCSW if you are seeking an exciting education for change that will strengthen our community for all people.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ira Colby, DSW, LCSW
Dean and Professor of Social Work
