School of Professional Studies

Internships (Field Instruction):

Field instruction provides students with an opportunity to practice and integrate social work theory in the field under the guidance and instruction of an experienced social work field instructor. Students may select a field placement from affiliated agencies in consultation with the Director of Field Instruction at the School of Social Work.

Part-time students begin their field placement in the second year and complete approximately 15 clock hours of field instruction per week during each regular semester for a total of 450 clock hours for the academic year. Part-time students in the concentration curriculum (third year) complete 600 clock hours of field instruction for the academic year.

Advanced standing students begin their field placement in the second year and complete approximately 20 clock hours of field instruction per week during Fall and Spring semesters for a total of 600 clock hours for the academic year.

For more information, view the field instruction pages.

Please Note: The information listed on this page is current according to the 2007-2009 Graduate Catalog, unless otherwise noted.