Boston University School of Social Work

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Program Plans

Three-Year Program Plan For Part-Time Charles River Students  

Year 1
Semester I			Semester II
SR 743	Research I	3 cr	HB	Human Elective	3 cr
HB 720	Human Behavior	3 cr	SR 744	SW Work Research II	3 cr
WP 700	Soc. Welfare Policy I	3 cr	WP 701	Soc. Welfare Policy II	3 cr
FE 800	PT Seminar	0	FE 800	PT Seminar	0
	Total Credits	9 cr		Total Credits	9 cr
First Year of Summer
HB 735	Implic. of Racism	3 cr
	Total credits	3 cr
Year 2
Semester III			Semester IV
MP 759	Comm. and Organiz.	3 cr	CP/MP	Methods Course1	3 cr
CP 759	Intro to Clin SW Prac.	3 cr	CP/MP	Methods Course1	3 cr
FE 801	Field Education I	3 cr	FE 802	Field Education II	3 cr
FE 800	Field Ed Seminar	0 cr	FE 800	Field Ed Seminar	0 cr
	Total credits	9 cr		Total credits	9 Cr
Second Year of Summer
SSW	Elective	3 cr
SSW	Elective	3 cr
	Total credits	6 cr
Year III
Semester V - Fall			Semester VI - Spring
CP/MP	Methods Course1	3 cr	SSW	Elective	3 cr
SSW	Elective	3 cr	SP 741	SW Practice Ethics	3 cr
FE 803	Field Ed III	4 cr	FE 804	Field Education IV	4 cr
	Total credits	10 cr		Total Credits	10 cr

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS:          65
Any variation from sample program must have the signed approval of Director of Student Services. A copy of the approval will be placed in the student's file in the SSW Registration Administrator's Office.

Any student in a field placement must concurrently take a practice course in their chosen method (CP or MP). Any student taking a practice course must concurrently be in a field placement. With permission of Dept. Chair the student may request that a practice course be taken during the second year summer term w/out field concurrency.

Select four electives as follows: at least one from elective category A, one from category B (macro students have special selections), and two from categories A, B, or C (see Guided Electives, Appendix H).

¹Clinical Method: required practice courses are CP 760 and CP 781 and, one Advanced Clinical Elective

Macro Method: required methods courses are MP 781, MP 783, MP 773.