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B.S.W. Field Practicum
Field practicum is a significant and integral part of the student's total professional training. In the fall semester of the junior year, students are required to complete SW 348 - Field Practicum Laboratory.  In the course students are required to complete and submit the Application for Field Practicum in Social Work.  The minimum requirements for entering practicum are:
  1. An overall 2.5 GPA.
  2. A minimum B- (2.7 GPA) in cognate courses required for BSW Candidacy.
  3. An overall 3.0 GPA in social work courses.
  4. Maintenance of official "candidacy status"
  5. Completion of all first-, second- and third-year required courses.
  6. A schedule that allows two full days of fieldwork during the fall and winter semesters.
Students commence practicum in the fall of their senior year and must follow course sequence.  Students must simultaneously enroll in field practicum and field seminar.  The field practicum requirement consists of a minimum of 225 clock hours per semester for two consecutive semesters in a human service agency selected to meet the student's educational and professional needs and interests.  These hours are accumulated at the rate of 15 hours per week for 15 weeks.  All practicum students will receive and are expected to become familiar with the Manual for Field Practicum: Policies and Procedures.  Elective social work practice courses and field seminars are taken in conjunction with a practicum. Students entering a practicum must arrange or provide their own transportation.
  Last Modified Date: August 8, 2009
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