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Volume 1: Academic and Professional Policies · Academic & Professional

1.01 · Academic Calendar

1.02 · Course Registration Policies

1.02.00 Entry to Closed School of Social Work Courses
1.02.01 Withdrawing from All Classes
1.02.02 Withdrawing from Fewer Than All Courses in the Current Term
1.02.03 Policy and Procedures for Retroactive Withdrawals
1.02.04 Policy on Auditing a Course
1.02.05 Enrollment Requirement for Class and Field Participation
1.02.06 Registering for Over 18 Credit Hours
1.02.07 Leave from the MSW Program
1.02.08 Dual Degree Registration Requirement

1.03 · Course Exemption Policies

1.04 · Transfer Credit Policies

1.04.00 Policy and Guidelines for Accepting Graduate Transfer Credit

1.05 · Non-Candidate for Degree (NCFD) Policy

1.05.00 Policy on Non-Candidate for Degree (NCFD) courses taken prior to enrollment in the MSW Program

1.06 · Transcripts and Grades

1.06.00 Obtaining a Transcript/Record of Academic Work

1.07 · Grades in Academic Courses and in Field Education

1.07.00 Grades in Academic Courses and in Field Education
1.07.01 Grades for Special Circumstances
1.07.02 Policy on Four-Point Grade System

1.08 · Class Attendance

1.08.00 Policy on Class Attendance

1.09 · Pathway Selection

1.09.00 Primary Pathway Declaration
1.09.01 Changing Primary Pathway Interest Prior to the First Term of Enrollment
1.09.02 Changing Primary Pathway After Official Declaration
1.09.03 Adding, Changing, or Dropping Secondary Pathway

1.10 · Changing Curriculum Schedule

1.10.00 Changing Curriculum Schedule
1.10.01 Changing Curriculum Track
1.10.02 Changing to Enrollment Status (Between Full-time and Part Time)
1.10.03 Changing Schedule to Add the Additional Term Option
1.10.04 Changes Between the On-Campus and/or Online MSW Programs

1.11 · Standards of Academic and Professional Conduct

1.11.00 Standards of Academic and Professional Conduct
1.11.01 Professional Misconduct
1.11.02 SSW Technical Standards and Conduct Policy
1.11.03 Academic Misconduct
1.11.04 Faculty/Student Relationships Policy

1.12 · Methods of Addressing Alleged & Actual Violations of Standards of Academic and Professional Conduct

1.13 · The Academic Concerns Committee

1.14 · Academic Standing and Academic Difficulty

1.14.00 Academic Difficulty Procedures
1.14.01 Conditions Placing Students on Academic Probation
1.14.02 Registration for Subsequent Terms for Students on Academic Probation
1.14.03 Failure to Remove Probationary Status
1.14.04 Policy Governing Student Success Meetings

1.15 · Student Grievances

1.15.00 Jurisdiction and Timing for Student Grievances
1.15.01 Process Governing Student Grievances
1.15.02 Disposition of Student Grievances

1.16 · Student Rights and Student Records at the School of Social Work

1.16.00 Students Rights and Student Records at the School of Social Work
1.16.01 School of Social Work Statement of Student Rights
1.16.02 Policies and Procedures Governing Student Records
1.16.03 Procedure for Access to Student Records
1.16.04 Public Information

1.17 · Policy for Student Data Collection Efforts with SW Students, Staff, or Faculty, or Use of Administrative Data

1.18 · Financial Aid Policies

1.18.00 Financial Aid Policies
1.18.01 Financial Aid Appeal Process

1.19 · Requesting Disability Related Accommodations

1.19.00 Requesting Disability Related Accommodations

1.20 · University Policies

1.20.00 Presidential Policy Statement on Sexual Orientation, Codified in Standard Practice Guide
1.20.01 University of Michigan Nondiscrimination Policy Notice
1.20.02 University Policies Affecting Students
1.20.03 Campus Safety Statement
1.20.04 University Policies Related to Harassment and Discrimination
1.20.05 University Policies Addressing Faculty-Student Relations
1.20.06 Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
1.20.07 SSW Internal Communication Policies

1.21 · Laptop Requirement Policy

1.21.00 Laptop Requirement Policy

Volume 2: MSW Curriculum · MSW Curriculum

2.01 · SSW Mission

2.01.00 School of Social Work

2.02 · MSW Degree Requirements

2.02.00 Master of Social Work Degree Requirements

2.03 · Essentials Requirements

2.04 · Pathways in the Specialized Curriculum

2.04.00 Pathways in the Specialized Curriculum

2.05 · Advanced Curriculum Objectives

2.05.00 Advanced Curriculum Objectives & Practice Behaviors

2.06 · Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education

2.06.00 Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education Requirement

2.07 · Credit Hour Policy

2.07.00 Credit Hour Policy

2.08 · Electives

2.09 · Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity, and Social Justice

2.09.00 Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity, and Social Justice

2.10 · Dual Degree Options

2.10.00 Self-initiated Dual Degrees

2.11 · Specializations, Certifications, and Special Program Options

2.11.00 Specializations, Certifications, and Special Program Options

2.12 · Options for Scheduling Terms

Volume 3: Field Curriculum · Field Education

3.01 · Introduction

3.01.00 The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and Field Education
3.01.01 Goals of Field Education

3.02 · Educational and Professional Mandates

3.03 · Roles, Responsibilities and Field Site Requirements

3.03.00 Roles and Responsibilities
3.03.01 Field Site Selection
3.03.02 Field Instructor Criteria and Credentials
3.03.03 Field Instructor Criteria and Credentials for Global Field Placements
3.03.04 Student Supervision
3.03.05 Student Orientation to the Field Site

3.04 · Field Credit Requirements

3.04.00 Field Education Requirement
3.04.01 Field Credit Requirements
3.04.02 Distinction Between Foundation and Advanced Field
3.04.03 Doctoral Degree (Pre-MSW) Field Schedules And Requirements

3.05 · Enrollment and Changing Pathway

3.05.00 Enrollment Requirements & Out-of-Sequence Field Plans
3.05.01 Elective Field Credits
3.05.02 Exemption from Foundation Field Education for BSW without Advanced Standing
3.05.03 Transfer Credit Policy for Field Education

3.06 · Field Absences and Employment-Based Policies and Procedures

3.06.00 Schedule Conflicts, Absences, & Emergency Policies
3.06.01 Schedule Conflicts
3.06.02 Absences From Field Placement
3.06.03 Severe Weather Policy
3.06.04 Field Education Continuity Plan for Disruption of Field Placement Activities Due to Local, State or National Events
3.06.05 Employment Conflicts
3.06.06 Emergency Policy
3.06.07 Employment-Based Field Placements Policy

3.07 · Field Expenses and Stipends

3.08 · Student Safety

3.08.00 General Guidelines
3.08.01 Guidelines for Risk Reduction
3.08.02 Field Site Safety Orientation Recommendations
3.08.03 Field Site Safety Requirements

3.09 · Field Placement Policies and Procedures

3.09.00 Field Placement Application Process
3.09.01 Field Placement Calendar And Deadlines
3.09.02 Referral for Interview at Field Site
3.09.03 Interviewing for Field Placement
3.09.04 Policy on Unsuccessful Field Placement Interviews and Failure to Meet the Technical Standards Related to Field
3.09.05 Global Field Placement Guidelines
3.09.06 Spring/Summer National Block Placement Guidelines

3.10 · Required Documentation, Evaluation and Grading

3.10.00 Field Placement Verification Form
3.10.01 Educational Agreement: Overview
3.10.02 Foundation Educational Agreement
3.10.03 Advanced Educational Agreement
3.10.04 Additional Field Assignments: Required Semester Contact with Field Faculty, Site Visits, Field Connections, and the Practice Reflection Assignment
3.10.05 Educational Agreement: Evaluation Procedures
3.10.06 Field Instructor Narrative

3.11 · Field Concerns, Leaving Field Placement, and Replacement Policies

3.11.00 Field Agency Concerns
3.11.01 Student Initiated Request to Pause or Leave Field
3.11.02 Field Office Initiated Concerns
3.11.03 Student Concerns with the U-M SSW Field Faculty
3.11.04 Appropriateness to Begin Field Placement and Return To Field Placement: Policy and Procedures