MSW Student Guide
2024-2025 MSW Student Guide
Note: Each entering class has a different student guide. Enrolled students should select the student guide that applies to their incoming class. This guide and the degree requirements apply only to those students admitted to the School of Social Work for the current academic year.
Volume 1: Academic and Professional Policies
Chapter 1.02: Course Registration Policies
- Section 1.02.00: Entry to Closed School of Social Work Courses
- Section 1.02.01: Withdrawing from All Classes
- Section 1.02.02: Withdrawing from Fewer Than All Courses in the Current Term
- Section 1.02.03: Policy and Procedures for Retroactive Withdrawals
- Section 1.02.04: Policy on Auditing a Course
- Section 1.02.05: Enrollment Requirement for Class and Field Participation
- Section 1.02.06: Registering for Over 18 Credit Hours
- Section 1.02.07: Leave from the MSW Program
- Section 1.02.08: Dual Degree Registration Requirement
Chapter 1.10: Changing Curriculum Schedule
- Section 1.10.00: Changing Curriculum Schedule
- Section 1.10.01: Changing Curriculum Track
- Section 1.10.02: Changing to Enrollment Status (Between Full-time and Part Time)
- Section 1.10.03: Changing Schedule to Add the Additional Term Option
- Section 1.10.04: Changes Between the On-Campus and/or Online MSW Programs
Chapter 1.13: The Academic Concerns Committee
- Section 1.13.00: Jurisdiction
- Section 1.13.01: Reporting Suspected Infractions of the Student Code of Academic and Professional Conduct
- Section 1.13.02: Powers of the Academic Concerns Committee
- Section 1.13.03: Other Matters Subject to Review by the Academic Concerns Committee
- Section 1.13.04: Roles in Academic Concerns Matters
- Section 1.13.05: The Academic Concerns Committee Hearing
- Section 1.13.06: Potential Outcomes of the Academic Concerns Committee
- Section 1.13.07: Appeal Procedures
- Section 1.13.08: Policy on Waiver of Deadlines for Review and Appeal Process
- Section 1.13.09: Confidentiality and File Retention Policy Related to Academic Concerns and Professional Misconduct Procedures
Chapter 1.14: Academic Standing and Academic Difficulty
- Section 1.14.00: Academic Difficulty Procedures
- Section 1.14.01: Conditions Placing Students on Academic Probation
- Section 1.14.03: Registration for Subsequent Terms for Students on Academic Probation
- Section 1.14.04: Failure to Remove Probationary Status
- Section 1.14.05: Policy Governing Student Success Meetings
Chapter 1.16: Student Rights and Student Records at the School of Social Work
- Section 1.16.00: Students Rights and Student Records at the School of Social Work
- Section 1.16.01: School of Social Work Statement of Student Rights
- Section 1.16.02: Policies and Procedures Governing Student Records
- Section 1.16.03: Procedure for Access to Student Records
- Section 1.16.04: Public Information
Chapter 1.20: University Policies
- Section 1.20.00: Presidential Policy Statement on Sexual Orientation, Codified in Standard Practice Guide
- Section 1.20.01: University of Michigan Nondiscrimination Policy Notice
- Section 1.20.02: University Policies Affecting Students
- Section 1.20.03: Campus Safety Statement
- Section 1.20.04: University Policies Related to Harassment and Discrimination
- Section 1.20.05: University Policies Addressing Faculty-Student Relations
- Section 1.20.06: Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
- Section 1.20.07: SSW Internal Communication Policies
Volume 2: MSW Curriculum
Chapter 2.12: Options for Scheduling Terms
- Section 2.12.00: Advanced Standing Option for Eligible Students
- Section 2.12.01: Choice of Schedule and Changes
- Section 2.12.02: The 16-Month Curriculum Schedule
- Section 2.12.03: The 20-Month Curriculum Schedule
- Section 2.12.04: Masters International Volunteer Program 20-Month Curriculum Schedule
- Section 2.12.05: Masters International Volunteer Program Advanced Standing Curriculum Schedule
- Section 2.12.06: Masters International Volunteer Program MasterTrack™ MSW, UM-Dearborn Human Services & Social Work, or U-M Sociology & Social Work Curriculum Schedule
- Section 2.12.07: MasterTrack MSW Curriculum Schedules
- Section 2.12.08: Additional Term Option
- Section 2.12.09: Part-time MSW
- Section 2.12.10: Out-of-Sequence Plans for Field Education
Volume 3: Field Curriculum
Chapter 3.02: Educational and Professional Mandates
- Section 3.02.00: Ethics & Values
- Section 3.02.01: Student Release of Information and Student Understanding of Field Expectations Agreement
- Section 3.02.02: Background Checks
- Section 3.02.03: Substance Use Screening Policy
- Section 3.02.04: Immunizations/Vaccination Recommendations
- Section 3.02.05: Malpractice and Liability Insurance
- Section 3.02.06: Vehicle Insurance: Use of Student-Owned Vehicles for Field Site Business
- Section 3.02.07: Mandatory Reporting and Duty-to-Warn Laws
- Section 3.02.08: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Section 3.02.09: Guidelines for Ethical Use of Social Media
- Section 3.02.10: Concealed Weapons Permits: Implications for Field Placements
- Section 3.02.11: Internships, Department of Labor Regulations, and Social Work Education Guidelines
- Section 3.02.12: Client Permission to Use Information in Recordings for School of Social Work Instructional Course Assignments
Chapter 3.03: Roles, Responsibilities and Field Site Requirements
- Section 3.03.00: Roles and Responsibilities
- Section 3.03.01: Field Site Selection
- Section 3.03.02: Field Instructor Criteria and Credentials
- Section 3.03.03: Field Instructor Criteria and Credentials for Global Field Placements
- Section 3.03.04: Student Supervision
- Section 3.03.05: Student Orientation to the Field Site
Chapter 3.09: Field Placement Policies and Procedures
- Section 3.09.00: Field Placement Application Process
- Section 3.09.01: Field Placement Calendar And Deadlines
- Section 3.09.02: Referral for Interview at Field Site
- Section 3.09.03: Interviewing for Field Placement
- Section 3.09.04: Policy on Unsuccessful Field Placement Interviews and Failure to Meet the Technical Standards Related to Field
- Section 3.09.05: Global Field Placement Guidelines
- Section 3.09.06: Spring/Summer National Block Placement Guidelines
Chapter 3.10: Required Documentation, Evaluation and Grading
- Section 3.10.00: Field Placement Verification Form
- Section 3.10.01: Educational Agreement: Overview
- Section 3.10.02: Foundation Educational Agreement
- Section 3.10.03: Advanced Educational Agreement
- Section 3.10.04: Required Semester Contact with Field Faculty, Site Visits, Field Connections, and Key Learning Experience/Project Summary
- Section 3.10.05: Educational Agreement: Evaluation Procedures
- Section 3.10.06: Field Instructor Narrative