The Placement Process
Internship Structure
Social Work Foundation Field Practicum (SOWK 5106 and 5206) consists of a two-semester concurrent placement of an average of 16 hours per week, for a minimum of 430 hours. Social Work Advanced Field Practicum (SOWK 5306 and 5406) consists of a two-semester concurrent placement of an average of 20 hours per week for a minimum of 600 hours. The field experience is educationally directed and professionally supervised to provide students with the opportunity to engage in generalist or advanced clinical social work activities in practice community settings. Students are placed in agencies within a 50-mile radius of their preferred location.
Prerequisites
Foundation Year Students must be accepted into the MSW Program to be eligible for field education. The field internship is completed concurrently
with class work and students must take practice coursework at the same time they are
completing their internships.
Concentration (Advanced) Year Students seeking to enter the concentration (advanced)
field internship must have completed all of their foundation year classes successfully OR have been accepted into the advanced standing program and have completed their bridge and psychopathology courses. The advanced year internship
is traditionally completed in the final two consecutive semesters of the MSW educational
process. If a student elects to take a part-time course load, they will need to plan
accordingly so that they are taking at least one practice course concurrently with
their concentration year internship.