The advisor reviews and approves the application of the student to the upper division BSW Program. Assist the student with course selection and schedule planning to meet the student's professional career goals. Assist the student with career planning involving such issues as graduate school, volunteering, field placement setting preference, resume preparation and employment. Communicate information about employment and graduate education opportunities to students and to other units such as the Office of Career Planning and Placement. The Social Work Program maintains a display area with information on employment and graduate schools of social work.
Additional information is provided through the department web page.
The Social Work Program provides all seniors with a descriptive listing of MSW programs available in the Midwest. Graduate school information is also available through web links 3. Upon admission to the BSW Program, all students are provided application materials for joining the National Association of Social Workers. All BSW students are informed in SW 370 and again in SW 473 and SW 474 of requirements for Michigan Social Work Registration. Referral is made to NMU's Career Planning and Placement Office.