Notification of internship orientation meetings will be posted in the Social Work Department office and announced in Social Work classes. The Social Work Internship Committee will determine eligibility for internships on the basis of the following criteria. SW 472 may be taken concurrently with the first semester of Internship. A student whose gradepoint average in Social Work courses is less than 2.5 is ineligible to register in SW 481 but may enroll in other Social Work classes while attempting to improve the gradepoint average. Students who initiate appeals must submit written statements outlining the reasons they believe an exception to published requirements should be made.
Further information is available from the department office.
Acceptance into the program is limited to upper-class majors with resident and total gradepoint averages of 3.5, an average of 3.5 in Social Work courses, and the consent of the department. As members of the university community, social work students have an opportunity to participate in many student organizations including the Association of Student Social Workers. In addition to providing important chances for identification and socialization with the profession of social work, ASSW selects student representatives to participate actively in faculty committees. Other professional organizations open to students are the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Wisconsin Social Service Association. The Beta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Mu, a National Social Work Honor Society, offers recognition for scholarship to eligible upper-class members who maintain resident and total gradepoint averages above 3.2.