Community volunteering is one way to begin. Many people begin by volunteering in a Planned Parenthood clinic, or a clinic providing free medical care, or as an assistant in a nursing home, or an HIV/AIDS wellness program. All of these would give you great training in being with people and talking and listening to people.
A student may change their advisor at any time during their study in the program. The signature of the new advisor must be obtained and the following form must be completed and submitted to the Doctoral Office.
Complete the Eligibility Review Request form to have your human service experience screened.
Once you have collected all of your needed documentation, you may fill out the Purchasing or Reimbursement form.
Once you have collected all of your needed documentation, you may fill out the Purchasing or Reimbursement form.
Students can register for outside classes through Wolverine Access once their registration appointment time for the term has arrived. If this is not the case, the school or college offering the class may have to give special permission, and students should contact them directly.
Students must first complete the on-line Independent Studies Recording Form, via the SSW website. Once submitted it will be routed to the course instructor, the student's academic advisor, and the MSW Program Director if acting as a substitution, for approval. If approval is completed the school recorder will enter an electronic permission into Wolverine Access, which will generate an email informing students of their ability to enroll.
Registration is an online process through Wolverine Access and requires a registration appointment time.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106