MSW Student Guide
Section 3.05.01: Elective 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 in the 60 credit tracks are allowed to register for 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 20 total field education credits inclusive of 2 required credits of SW 515 and 12 required credits of SW 691.
*MasterTrack students are allowed to register for a maximum of 20 total field education credits similar to the above 60 credit curriculum schedule
2. Advanced standing students in the 45 credit tracks are allowed to register for 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 18 total field credits inclusive of 12 required credits of 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 or assistant 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 in the 60 credit tracks are allowed to register for 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 20 total field education credits inclusive of 2 required credits of SW 515 and 12 required credits of SW 691.
*MasterTrack students are allowed to register for a maximum of 20 total field education credits similar to the above 60 credit curriculum schedule
2. Advanced standing students in the 45 credit tracks are allowed to register for 6 additional credits of advanced field instruction (SW 691) credits for a maximum of 18 total field credits inclusive of 12 required credits of 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 or assistant director of field education.