COURSE
EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVERS
Students often enter
the MSW program with considerable course background in the social work
field, either from BSW programs or other undergraduate majors. These
students may be exempt from one or more of the School's foundation requirements,
i.e., SW 200, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, SW 220,
Introduction to Social Welfare Policy, SW 241AB, Foundations
of Social Work Practice, SW 275, Diversity in Social Welfare,
and SW 280, Introduction to Social Welfare Research.
Course exemptions
will be given to students who have mastered the essential content in
the basic social work curriculum areas. For SW 200 and 280, mastery
is evidenced by passing a special competency examination given by the
School. For other foundation courses, mastery is evidenced by confirming
your satisfactory completion of equivalent materials. This can be done
by submitting relevant course outlines, work samples, and grades to
the faculty chair of the appropriate curriculum planning group. Barbara
Haden can identify these faculty for you. When exemptions are
granted, Barbara Haden must be notified in writing by the CPG chair.
Information concerning
the scheduling of the Fall SW 200 competency examination is mailed to
incoming students. Information concerning the scheduling of the Spring
SW 280 competency examination is distributed at the end of the Fall
semester. Examination results are posted before classes begin outside
room 118 Haviland Hall. Competency exams are fully voluntary; there
is no penalty for failing the exams.
Students who are
exempted from a course do not receive a grade or unit credit toward
the MSW; they are permitted, rather, to forego the required course in
favor of an elective. Your specialization adviser can help you select
an appropriate substitute course.
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