MSW Student Guide
Section 3.04.01: Elective & Transfer Field Credits
Elective Field Credit
Additional credit hours for field instruction may be elected by the student upon the approval of the student's field faculty member, faculty advisor, and field instructor under the following conditions:
1. Students who have not been granted advanced standing status and who are not eligible for field instruction exemptions are allowed to register for a maximum of 20 total field education credits consisting of 2 required credits of SW 515 and 12 required credits of SW 691. Students may elect to add 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 20 total field credits.
2. Students who have been granted advanced standing status are allowed to register for a maximum of 18 credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691).
3. Students with field education exemptions or who declined advanced standing status are allowed to register for a maximum of 18 credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691).
Students wishing to add field credits must submit an out-of-sequence petition found in the MySSW portion of the School of Social Work website. Students are not allowed to register for more than 10 total credits of field instruction per term without the permission of the director of field education.
Additional credit hours for field instruction may be elected by the student upon the approval of the student's field faculty member, faculty advisor, and field instructor under the following conditions:
1. Students who have not been granted advanced standing status and who are not eligible for field instruction exemptions are allowed to register for a maximum of 20 total field education credits consisting of 2 required credits of SW 515 and 12 required credits of SW 691. Students may elect to add 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 20 total field credits.
2. Students who have been granted advanced standing status are allowed to register for a maximum of 18 credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691).
3. Students with field education exemptions or who declined advanced standing status are allowed to register for a maximum of 18 credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691).
Students wishing to add field credits must submit an out-of-sequence petition found in the MySSW portion of the School of Social Work website. Students are not allowed to register for more than 10 total credits of field instruction per term without the permission of the director of field education.