IMPORTANT
Second- and third-summer students should read this page carefully about BannerWeb registration and other requirements before reading information specific to your class. Note that all registration information will be updated before January 2013 and will be contained in the 2013 Registration Booklet.
To become familiar with past registration information before the revisions are ready, check out the 2012 Registration Booklet, which can be found here.
Contact us: sswoas@smith.edu
(413) 585-7989
Academic Policies
For all academic policies, including transferring course credit and waiving courses, please refer to the Master's Program Handbook and observe all deadlines.
Class Block Chart
Unshaded areas on the chart below represent official class meeting blocks for SSW summer academic terms. Monday evenings are reserved for the Summer Lecture Series.
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-10:20 a.m. | |||||
| 10:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | |||||
| 1:40-3:30 p.m. | |||||
| 3:40-5:30 p.m. | |||||
| 7-9 p.m. |
Degree Requirements
Although the Office of Academic Support Services will run routine degree audits at the end of each registration period, students bear responsibility for meeting degree requirements.
Before reading specific registration instructions for your class, please make sure you are familiar with the school policies regarding course and graduation requirements as well as general registration information.
All credits awarded are in quarter-hours.
Elective Requirements (the FOAMS)
Students are required to take one elective from each of the following five categories: Field of Practice Policy (F), Oppressed Populations (O), Advanced Social Theory (A), Multi-Person Modality (M), and Social Welfare (S). No course with multiple designations may count for more than one elective option (that is, a course designated O/S may only count for O or S, not both). See additional instructions specific to your class.
Electives coded "Free" count toward the degree but not toward the FOAMS.
Elective Schedule
The elective schedule is class-specific; several courses are available to third-summer students only. Please note that it is impossible, once registration starts, to continually update course enrollments; course availability can be found through the BannerWeb registration process.
Electives 2012 (PDF). This will be updated in February 2013.
CRN
A CRN ("course reference number") is the unique four-digit Banner number assigned to a course section in a given term. For instance, course 101 section 07 in Term 1 may have the CRN 1062. Term 1 CRNs are in the range 1000–1999; Term 2 CRNs are in the range 2000–2999. You will use CRNs, not SSW course numbers, in the BannerWeb registration process.
Disability Accommodations
Students needing accommodations/assistance for registration due to a disability should contact the Smith College Office of Disability Services as soon as possible. Laura Rauscher, Director - (413) 585-2071 (voice, TTY, TDD), lrausche@smith.edu. Appropriate medical documentation must be submitted in accordance with the college's guidelines, which can be found on the ODS website. Please allow two weeks to one month to complete this process so that arrangements can be made to assist you throughout the registration process.
Special Circumstances
We understand that childcare, commuting, and part-time work can add stress to your very full academic schedule.
Entering students: if you have special circumstances that you would like us to consider while scheduling your required courses, please submit a request to the Office of Academic Support Services within two weeks of your acceptance to the School for Social Work. Using the MSW Special Scheduling Request form will help expedite your request. Submit it to the Office of Academic Support Services, sswoas@smith.edu, or fax, (413) 585-7994.
Second-summer students: consult your special registration instructions for the process and deadline.
Waitlists
BannerWeb waitlists are not used at the Smith College School for Social Work. If a course is full at the time of registration, students must wait for an opening to occur during the Add/Drop period (see below). Please do not pressure instructors to overload courses. Maximum enrollment in a course is the decision of the sequence chair, and only the chair may authorize exceptions.
Add/Drop Procedures
Add/Drop is a paper process administered by the Office of Academic Support Services. Add/drop is for elective courses only.
- Students may not change sections for required courses.
- Course sections may not be overloaded based on student preferences.
Second- and Third-Summer Students
Second- and third-summer students may drop courses under the following conditions:
- The course is an elective that is not required for graduation;
- A third-summer or Advanced Standing student will have enough credits to graduate if the course is dropped;
- A second-summer student will have the required number of credits on his/her Term 1 and Term 2 records if the course is dropped (this will almost always entail adding a substitute course);
- The course is not a required course;
- Ordinarily students cannot exceed the maximum number of credits but, under unusual circumstances, a student may do so with permission of the associate dean;
- The completed add/drop form is submitted to the Office of Academic Support Services by the deadline.
Deadlines for Summer 2013 are as follows:
Term 1: Friday, June 7, 10:30 a.m. (forms are available starting Monday, June 3, at 8:00 a.m.)
Term 2: Friday, July 19, 10:30 a.m. (note: Term 2 Add/Drop begins on Monday, July 1, at 8:00 a.m., not immediately following the Term 1 Add/Drop deadline)
Forms
Forms may be picked up outside Lilly 110 during regular business hours. Please use a different form for each term. Forms must be returned and completed during regular business hours. Forms with missing information cannot be processed. Students can view changes to their schedule via BannerWeb.
Withdrawal Grade
A student may obtain a final grade of W (Withdrawal) between the drop deadline and the end of the second week of a summer term by submission of a signed withdrawal form to the Office of Academic Support Services. After that date, a student may not withdraw. Students are responsible to ensure that they are meeting graduation requirements. See the Handbook (200.1B.e) for more information.
Staffing
During the academic year, staff in the Office of Academic Support Services, Lilly Hall 110, are available during regular office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Summer hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The contact information is (413) 585-7989, sswoas@smith.edu.
Updated 9/13/12
