Program Notes
- Course Groupings: There are two groups of courses in the Social Work program:
- Foundations of Social Work includes core courses which are required and are available to social work students only;
- Social and Political Context of Social Work: Social Work students must take 12 units from the Social and Political Context of Social Work group of courses, including SOCWORK 4J03 . Social and Political Context of Social Work courses are also available for elective credit by undergraduates in Level III or above of a non-Social Work program. All Social and Political Context of Social Work courses have limited enrolment.
Foundations of Social Work
Social and Political Context of Social Work
2. Progression Within Program: Students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in each of SOCWORK 2A06 A/B , 2B03 , 2BB3 , 3D06 A/B , 3E03 , 3F03 , 4D06 A/B S , 4J03 , 4O03 and 4X03 , a Pass in their field placements SOCWORK 3DD6 A/B and 4DD6 A/B S , and a GPA of at least 6.0. If a student fails to meet the minimum grade requirements in these required social work courses or a Pass designation in either field placement (SOCWORK 3DD6 A/B and 4DD6 A/B S ), the student may not proceed in the program; however, the student may make a request in writing to the Director of the School of Social Work to be allowed to repeat the course in which the minimum grade or Pass requirement has not been met. Such requests will be reviewed by the Director of the School of Social Work in consultation with the Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee and/or the Chair of the Field Education Program and the course instructor. These courses and/or placements may only be repeated when approval is given by the Director of the School of Social Work following consultation as described above. Students who subsequently fail to meet the minimum grade or Pass requirement after repeating the course or placement may not continue in the program.
3. Students who have completed SOC WORK 2E03 but not 3A03 must take both SOCWORK 3E03 and 3F03 and reduce their selections from the Social and Political Context Group to 9 units (selection must still include SOCWORK 4J03 ). Those students who have taken SOC WORK 3A03 but not 2E03 must contact the School of Social Work for guidance on completion of program requirements.
4. Students must complete three units of Social Sciences research Methods (e.g. SOCIOL 2Z03 , SOCPSY 2K03 or HLTHAGE 2A03 ). A statistics course may not substitute for a research methods course.
5. Graduation: The B.S.W will be granted only if the student has achieved a grade of at least C+ in each of SOCWORK 2A06 A/B , 2B03 , 2BB3 , 3D06 A/B , 3E03 , 3F03 , 4D06 A/B S , 4J03 , 4O03 and 4X03 , a Pass in SOCWORK 3DD6 A/B and 4DD6 A/B S , and a GPA of at least 6.0.
6. Students are expected to assume the cost of travelling to and from field practice agencies and for any related expenses.
7. Students in the social work program must apply for third and fourth year field placements (SOCWORK 3DD6 A/B and 4DD6 A/B S ), and are able to rank their placements in terms of preference. While efforts are made to match placements with student preferences, the final assignment of placement settings is constrained by many factors, including the availability of settings and field and faculty resources. Students may therefore be required to complete a field placement in an agency that is not among their preferred options.
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