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Updated May 13, 2009
The formal requirements for
the MSW degree are:
The formal requirements for the MSW
degree for BSW Advanced Standing students are:
Since each student matriculates with a different background and skill set, the Associate Dean will, in consultation with the Advanced Standing student and the appropriate Chair/s, create a recommended course of study for each of the student's two academic sessions. The student should follow the procedures outlined below if s/he would like to request transfer credit or waive required courses.
Up to twelve (12) transfer
credits may be awarded for courses completed with a grade
of B or above from an accredited graduate school of social
work. For information, click here.
Some required courses
may be waived if students can demonstrate that they have mastered
the course content prior to enrollment. Students are encouraged
to apply for waivers to avoid duplication of their previous
educational experience. A waiver allows a student to move
to a more advanced level in the same content area. For information, click here.
All academic work is graded on a Pass/Marginal Pass/Fail
basis; field work is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Students are expected to maintain a high academic
and professional standing in both classroom and field work.
Regular classroom attendance, class participation, compliance with
due dates for written assignments, and compliance with agency expectations
are among these standards. The Smith College School for Social Work,
through its various faculties and appropriate committees, reserves
the discretionary right to dismiss any student from the School for
failure to maintain satisfactory academic standing, personal conduct,
or professional standards. Student records are subject to the regulations
and all subsequent amendments of the Family Education Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974. The School complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
Students in an educational
institution who are unable, because of their religious beliefs,
to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study
or work requirement on a particular day shall be excused from
any such examination or study or work requirement, and shall
be provided with an opportunity to make up such examination,
study or work requirement which they may have missed because
of such absence on any particular day, provided, however,
that such make-up examination or work shall not create an
unreasonable burden upon the School. No fee of any kind shall
be charged by the institution for making available to said
students such opportunity. No adverse or prejudicial effects
shall result to students availing themselves of the provision
of this section.
Curricula, courses, degree requirements, tuition, fees, and policies are subject to constant review. Specific details are subject to change without additional notice.
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BSW Advanced Standing
Program Goals and Objectives
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The Sequences
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Course Descriptions
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& Academic Policies
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