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Part-Time Advanced Standing Sample Curriculum


(Summer Entry - Summer Field)

Semester 1 - SUMMER
SW 690 - Social Research I (3)
              (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: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - FALL
SW 693 - Social Research II (3)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C (3)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
             should choose SW 678
 (Choose 1)*
 GROUP A,B,C, or D (3)
                  (This elective can be taken any of the six semesters)
Total Credit Hours: 9 Credit Hours

Semester 3 - WINTER
SW 622 - Psychopathology and Social Deviance (3)
(Choose 1)* GROUP A,B,C, or D (3)
                *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
                 should choose SW 662
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 - School Social Work Course

Semester 4 - SUMMER
SW 650 - Field Education I (3)
SW 651 - Field Education Seminar I (1)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C or D (3)
                *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
                 should choose SW 677
Total Credit Hours: 7 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 - School Social Work Course

Semester 5 - FALL
SW 652 - Field Education II (3)
SW 653 - Field Education Seminar II (1)
(Choose 2)* GROUP A & GROUP A or B (3)
                 *Students following the curriculum for School Social
Work certification
                  should choose two: SW 672,
SW 673, or SW 674
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Semester 6 - WINTER
SW 654 - Field Education III (3)
SW 655 - Field Education Seminar III (1)
SW 640 - Advanced Generalist Seminar (3)
Total Credit Hours: 7 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 - School Social Work Course

  Last Modified Date: August 10, 2009
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