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DeVos Center, 391C
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Full-Time Advanced Standing Sample Curriculum


Summer Entry - Summer Field

Semester 1 - Summer
SW 622 - Psychopathology and Social Deviance (3)
SW 650 - Field Education I (3)
SW 651 - Field Education Seminar I (1) 
SW 690 - Social Research I (3) [or SW 693 if SW 690 is waived]
               
(test out exam available)
(Choose 1)* SW 612 - Social Policy: Families and Children (3)
                  SW 613 - Human Rights and Social Work (3)
                  SW 614 - Social Policy and Mental Health (3)
                  SW 616 - Law, Ethics and Social Welfare (3)
                  SW 618 - Contemporary Social Policy for Elders (3)
                  SW 619 - Contemporary Social Policy for Elders (3)
                  *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
                   should choose SW 612
Total Credit Hours: 13 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - Fall
SW 652 - Field Education II (3)
SW 653 - Field Education Seminar II (1)
SW 693 - Social Research II (3)

(Choose 2)*  GROUP A and/or GROUP A & B (3 per course, 6 Total)
           *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
             should choose two: SW 672, 
SW 673, or SW 674
(Choose 1)*
  GROUP C (3)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification 
             should choose SW 678
Total Credit Hours: 16 Credit Hours

Semester 3 - Winter
(Choose 1)*  GROUP C or D (3)
          *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification 
           should choose SW 677

SW 640 - Advanced Generalist Practice (3)
SW 654 - Field Education III (3)
SW 655 - Field Education Seminar III (1)
(Choose 2)* Group A, B, C, or D (6)
           *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
            should choose SW 660 or SW 662 
and an elective
Total Credit Hours: 16 Credit Hours

Total of 45 credits required for the Advanced Standing Master Social Work degree
            (42 credits if tested out of Research I)

  Last Modified Date: August 10, 2009
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