In 2014, the faculty voted to reorganize how electives were counted toward graduation requirements; this change impacts students differently depending upon when they began their M.S.W.
For those who began their M.S.W. in 2014: The 3-2-2 requirement was amended to 2-2-2 in recognition that the change was made after students had registered for their second summer electives.
For those who began their M.S.W. in 2015: students are required to take 2 electives in each of the Practice and Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) sequences, and 3 electives in the Policy sequence.
Additionally, one of the Practice electives must be designated as Multi-person Modality; one of the HBSE electives must be designated as Advanced Social Theory and one of the Policy electives must be designated as Field of Practice; these are referred to as "Content Specific" electives.
For those who are beginning their M.S.W. in 2016: the elective structure is slightly different for this class reflecting the recent changes made in the Research sequence. For those who began in 2016 or after, in addition to the requirements listed for those who began in 2015 (see above), students will also need to take an additional required Research course in year 2, term 1 and one Research elective in year 3, term 2 (3-2-2-1).
Questions about how to find these course designations can be directed to the Office of Academic Support at sswoas@smith.edu.