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Interdisciplinary Healthcare Training

Training the social work workforce to provide behavioral health in primary care.

Admissions Webinars

WEBINARS: Want to learn more about the ins and outs of continuing your education at Baylor University? Webinars are a great way to do that. Check out our program-specific webinars here, and register for one today. (Previously recorded webinars available, as well.)

Application Open - Online Master of Social Work

Considering an online Master of Social Work degree? Click the link below to learn everything you need to know about the Baylor Online MSW program. We look forward to meeting you!

Application Open - Waco Master of Social Work

Considering joining us in Waco? The application for the Master of Social Work program at our Waco Campus is open. Click the button below to learn how to take the next steps on your social work education journey. We hope to see you soon!

New Online MA in Master of Arts in Social, Nonprofit and Public Leadership

The application for the new Master of Arts in Social, Nonprofit and Public Leadership degree is open. This online, 1-year program is designed for emerging leaders who seek focused training in organizational leadership and policy development. No GRE required.

Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies at the GSSW

Now housed in the Garland School, this innovative, online master’s degree allows students to build bridges across disciplines—combining courses from social work, business, education, medical sciences and more—to tackle today’s complex challenges with creativity, compassion and purpose. This program invites students to design their own path, integrating academic fields that align with their unique calling and professional aspirations. Flexible completion options. No GRE Required.

Discover Social Work as an Undergrad

Are you someone who wants to help people? Or someone who wants to make a difference? Or maybe someone who is a good listener? Then you're in the right place! Social work is a mission-driven field that will prepare you to make a significant impact on the world around you. Explore our major, minors and course electives.

Clinical Practice MSW: Become a Mental Health Professional

The Garland School of Social Work graduates more mental health professionals than any other program at Baylor University. Our Clinical MSW program is also the quickest path to becoming a mental health professional.

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Oct. 8, 2026

Provost Honors Faculty as 2026-27 Baylor Fellows: GSSW's Whitney Luce

Ten Baylor University faculty have been selected to serve as 2026-27 Baylor Fellows for their excellence in teaching and commitment to advancing Baylor’s mission of transformational education. Under this year’s theme, “Endurance in Education: Sustaining Excellence in a Season of Headwinds,” the Fellows will explore what it means to sustain excellent teaching and meaningful student formation amid the significant pressures facing higher education today. Our own Whitney Luce, director of practicum education and clinical associate professor, has been selected.

Oct. 7, 2026

Dr. Ling Xu Named Danny and Lenn Prince Endowed Chair in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

The Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University is pleased to announce that Ling Xu, PhD, has been named the Danny and Lenn Prince Endowed Chair in Social Work, a position dedicated to research, scholarship and teaching in the field of gerontology and to advancing the well-being of older adults. Trained as a social worker, sociologist and gerontologist, her research centers on family gerontology, caregiving among ethnic minority older adults, aging and health among older adults living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, intergenerational relationships, and mental health in later life

Oct. 5, 2026

Garland School Faculty Connect Research and Community at Dallas Chinese Community Center Health Fair

For Dr. Ling Xu and Dr. Jinyu Liu, the Dallas Chinese Community Center Health Fair is an opportunity to put the Garland School’s mission into practice—serving others, building relationships and understanding individuals within the context of their families, cultures, and communities. Through their work with the DCCC, Drs. Xu and Liu have found meaningful connections between their research and the experiences of the people they meet. Their ongoing partnership is a reminder that social work can take many forms, bringing together knowledge, compassion and a commitment to making a difference.

Oct. 5, 2026

Inaugural Social, Nonprofit & Public Leadership Cohort Gathers in Waco for First Intensive

Until September, members of the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work's first Social, Nonprofit and Public Leadership (SNPL) degree cohort had known each other only through a screen. Then they came to Waco.

The Garland School recently welcomed its inaugural group of SNPL students to campus for the program's first intensive—held Sept. 16-19. Over the course of the week, these students sat in class together, met the faculty and partners behind the program, and began building the network they will carry through the degree and into their work.

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Program Overview Webinar: MA in Social, Nonprofit & Public Leadership