Students are encouraged to arrange this at the end of their junior year. The student must complete 450 clock hours. Only work performed within the agency setting and field seminar meet the criteria set forth by the Council on Social Work Education. All majors must comply with the program requirements. Students may need to work some evenings, weekends or during school vacations to meet the hours requirement.
Students meet with the field coordinator in the semester prior to their placement to select options.
Students are encouraged to interview at two or more agencies but are not required to do so if their first choice interview results in placement. About four weeks prior to the end of the second semester of the year an information session is held for prospective practicum students. Sophomores and juniors may attend this meeting. Agency representatives, preferably the agency instructors, are encouraged to attend this session in order to educate the future social work interns about service provision, clientele, community networking, legislation, and other factors pertaining to their agency. The faculty liaison contacts the selected agency to discuss acceptance or rejection of the student intern.