{"id":1127,"date":"2023-03-07T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/socialwork\/?page_id=1127"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:16:00","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/social-work\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for considering the Department of Social Work at Tarleton State University. We know that you have lots of choices when it comes to higher education, but we feel that once you take a look at what we have to offer, you will see what\u2019s so special about Tarleton. Feel free to explore our departments, programs, faculty\/staff, as well as our signature events and more about the college in the menu above. Once you learn more about us, we\u2019re sure you will want to make Tarleton your new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2023\/03\/Fort-Worth-Social-Work-2402-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students engaged in a classroom discussion at Tarleton State University.\" class=\"wp-image-1318 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2023\/03\/Fort-Worth-Social-Work-2402-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2023\/03\/Fort-Worth-Social-Work-2402-300x200.jpg 300w, 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