All students begin the doctoral program by completing a set of eight advanced courses.
This initial phase of the program is designed to ground you in the foundation of social work scholarship, practice and inquiry. If the decision is to deny permission to continue, the students are so notified. If the decision is to grant permission to continue, the students are so notified, and a guidance committee is established. The guidance committee is composed of five faculty members, four of whom are from the School of Social Work and one from another academic unit. Its composition is proposed by the student and approved by the Doctoral Committee.