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University of Maryland School of Social Work
Office of Admissions
Field Experience
Included in a student's Plan of Study will be two different field placements in social services agencies, departments or other service delivery systems.
- Placements in Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania, and Delaware
- 16 hours a week in Foundation Year
- 24 hours a week in Advanced Year
- Normal business hours of 9 AM to 5 PM for almost all field placements
- Not recommended you try to work full time while in the program
- Work-based field placements may be available with permission from the field office
- Part-time students are not in a field placement. Part-time students become full-time students with full-time tuition when in a field placement
- Field applications required two-weeks after students pay their confirmation deposit for students who enter the program full-time
- Spring applicants are only admitted part-time and begin their field placement the following fall