[from the CSWE, University, the School of Social Work, etc.] Maximum time - All requirements for the MSW degree must be completed within four years. Credits required - a minimum of 60 credits except for BSW graduates who achieve Advanced Standing; students who are exempted from required courses are free to choose electives for completing these 60 credits. Minimum hours per semester - Register for at least 6 credits each Fall, Spring semesters; 3 credits for Summer semester. Grades - Maintain a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Students - Prior to registering for advanced field instruction, all students must meet with their advisors and submit a Plan of Study with the Office of the Associate Dean of the Master's Program and the Associate Dean of Administration and Registration. Extended Students - Extended students are required to meet with their faculty advisors during their first semester to develop a Plan of Study for their foundation curriculum. This plan should be submitted to the office of the Associate Dean for the Master's Program and the Office of the Associate Dean for Administration and Registration. Foundation Field Instruction - SOWK 635 and 636 must be taken consecutively in fall-spring semesters, SOWK 635 concurrent with SOWK 630 and SOWK 636 concurrent with SOWK 631; SOWK 630 is pre-requisite to SOWK 631. Students must complete all Foundation Requirements prior to their Advanced Field Instruction Practicum - 1st year students may take advanced courses after completing their first semester of foundation field. Note: Students must have an overall grade point average of 3.0 before entering Advanced Field Instruction. NOTE: For a Concentration/Specialization an appropriate SWCL or SWOA social work practice methods course must be taken with each semester of advanced field instruction. Concentration/Specialization must be selected not later than the January prior to applying for Advanced Field Instruction. Research option, policy option, field placement, etc., must be relevant to your Specialization; a SOWK 789 research option must also be approved by the research sequence, and IRB if human subjects are involved. Thesis students must register for 6 credits of SOWK 799. Advanced Field Instruction -794, then 795, must be taken in consecutive fall-spring or summer-fall semesters, each concurrent with a Concentration and Specialization appropriate SWCL or SWOA social work practice methods course. This Summary provides a general framework-check with your Faculty Advisor to make sure that your Plan of Study meets all of the specific requirements of the Concentration and Specialization, which you have selected. For an Individualized Specialization, the sub-specialization, Child Adolescent, and Family Health, dual degree programs, academic risk/failure, and other questions, see the Student Handbook and your Faculty Advisor. It is the student's responsibility to insure that the correct courses have been completed to achieve progression into the advanced year and graduation! top last modified on
July 11, 2005
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