SSW FAQ

Students should reach out directly to hiring departments to inquire if work can be conducted in a remote manner. Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) or Graduate Student Staff Assistant (GSSA) remotely positions will be posted on the U-M Careers website. Work-study positions are posted on the U-M Student Employment website.

All MasterTrack courses were created with universal design principles to be accessible to all learners. More information for Coursera learners with disabilities can be found here. If MT learners need additional support they can email: [email protected].

The classes needed for school social work certification will be available starting in Winter 2023.

OPT is Optional Practical Training. OPT is defined in the Federal Regulations as temporary employment directly related to a student's field of study. During OPT, a student remains in F-1 status and is allowed to work in the United States in a job that is directly related to their degree program. Students with legal F-1 status who meet certain eligibility criteria can apply for OPT. The end result of the OPT request process is an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) issued by United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS). The standard OPT period is a cumulative maximum of 12 months, but certain F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may be eligible to apply for a 24-month extension of their OPT.

• For more information about OPT and the eligibility criteria, please visit the Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students web page on the International Center's website.
• For details about the OPT application process, please visit the Applying for Optional Practical Training (F-1 Students) web page on the International Center's website.
• If you have questions about OPT, please contact the International Center at [email protected].

Yes. Coursera will provide a certificate to learners upon completion of assignments for individual MasterTrack courses. Once a learner has completed all courses for the MasterTrack Certificate and verified their identity with Coursera, the University of Michigan will issue a certificate of completion for the Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research MasterTrack Certificate via email. Certificates will be sent once a month, based on completion of the certificate.

If a learner took the free version of Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change and then enrolls in the MasterTrack Certificate, they will need to re-enroll in SWMT 101: Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change (the first certificate course) and then the information from their past course completion will pull over into their certificate profile.

Please see the CE policies page.

The majority of CE course instructors are U-M School of Social Work faculty. In our certificate programs, specialty content experts are recruited from diverse professions in the practice community.

All courses must be completed within 2 years of first enrollment of the certificate. If courses are not completed within this timeframe, a learner would need to pay again and begin the courses all over to pursue the certificate.

The online Purchasing or Reimbursement form is utilized for reimbursement requests and requests to pay individuals or organizations.

The Accounting Documentation form is for submitting receipts for expenses that have already been paid for via PCard or shortcode.