Plans of Study

For Advanced Standing students who enter the program in the Fall with a chosen clinical concentration and wish to finish in 1 year (and a summer). Students may make changes to the order of their plan of study with the guidance of their academic advisor.

Fall—Year One  (15 Credits)

• SWCL 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• Advanced Policy (3)
• SWCL 700 – Advanced Clinical Interventions (3)
• SWCL 744 – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention Planning (3)

Spring—Year One (15 Credits)

• SWCL 795 – Advanced Field Practicum II (6)
• Core Clinical Methods (SWCL 703, 711, 715, 722, 756, or 773) (3)
• SWCL Methods (Any course with an SWCL prefix) (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)*

Summer—Year One (6 Credits)

• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)**
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)

* Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change students should take SWOA 701 (Advocacy)

**Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change Students should take any SWOA course 

For Advanced Standing students who enter the program Part-Time in the Fall and wish to finish in two years. This plan of study is for students who expect to have a clinical concentration. Students may make changes to the order of their plan of study with the guidance of their academic advisor.

Fall—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWCL 700 – Advanced Clinical Interventions (3)
• SWCL 744 – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention Planning (3)

Spring—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWCL Methods (Any course with an SWCL prefix) (3)
• Core Clinical Methods (SWCL 703, 711, 715, 722, 756, or 773) (3)

Fall—Year Two (12 Credits)

• SWCL 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• Advanced Policy (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)*

Spring—Year Two (12 Credits)

• SWCL 795 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)**
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)

* Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change students should take SWOA 701 (Advocacy)

**Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change Students should take any SWOA course 

For Advanced Standing students at who enter the program in the Spring. This plan of study is for students who expect to have a clinical concentration. Students may make changes to the order of their plan of study with the guidance of their academic advisor.

Spring—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWCL 700 – Advanced Clinical Interventions (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)

Fall—Year One  (15 Credits)

• SWCL 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• SWCL 744 – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention Planning (3)
• Advanced Policy (3)
• Core Clinical Methods (SWCL 703, 711, 715, 722, 756, or 773) (3)

Spring—Year One  (15 Credits)

• SWCL 795 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• SWCL Methods (Any course with an SWCL prefix) (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)*
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)**

* Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change students should take SWOA 701 (Advocacy)

**Clinical/Leadership, Policy, & Social Change Students should take any SWOA course 

The following is an example of a plan of study for a Fall-Admit in the Advanced Standing Program who is completing the program full-time. 

Fall—Year One (13.5 Credits)

• SWOA 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6) 
• SOWK 701 – Public Policy for Social Justice I (1.5)
• SWOA 701 – Advocacy (3)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)

Spring—Year One (16.5 Credits)

• SWOA 795 – Advanced Field Practicum II  (3)
• SOWK 702 – Public Policy for Social Justice II (1.5)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course)* (3)

Summer—Year One (6 Credits)

• Elective (Any advanced level course)* (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course)** (3)

*Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take SWCL 700 or SWCL 744

**Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take an SWCL Methods Course

 

The following is an example of a plan of study for a Spring-Admit in the Advanced Standing Program.

Fall—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWOA 701 – Advocacy (3)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)

Spring—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)*

Fall—Year Two (10.5 Credits)

• SWOA 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• SOWK 701 – Public Policy for Social Justice I  (1.5)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)

Spring—Year Two (13.5 Credits)

• SWOA 795 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6)
• SOWK 702 – Public Policy for Social Justice II  (1.5)
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)**
• Elective (Any advanced level course) (3)

*Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take SWCL 700 or SWCL 744

**Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take an SWCL Methods Course

 

The following is an example of a plan of study for a Spring-Admit in the Advanced Standing Program.

Summer—Year One (6 Credits)

• SWOA 701 – Advocacy (3)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)

Fall—Year One (13.5 Credits)

• SWOA 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I (6) 
• SOWK 701 – Public Policy for Social Justice I (1.5)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course)* (3)

Spring—Year One (16.5 Credits)

• SWOA 795 – Advanced Field Practicum II  (3)
• SOWK 702 – Public Policy for Social Justice II (1.5)
• SWOA Methods (SWOA 703, 704, 707, 708, or 709) (3)
  
• Elective (Any advanced level course)** (3)
• Elective (Any advanced level course)* (3)

*Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take SWCL 700 or SWCL 744

**Leadership, Policy, & Social Change/Clinical students should take an SWCL Methods Course