UW-Superior Social Work Program

This week I met with my advisor and we discussed what my remaining semesters will look like. Assuming I am accepted into the program, that is. I have my admissions interview on Wednesday and though there's obviously some nerves associated with it, I am feeling confident that I will stand out as a excellent candidate for enrollment. The hardest part will be the month long wait on the decision while they complete the other interviews. I was not able to get in for an interview during the first round of admissions last month because I underestimated how quickly the slots would fill and by the time I went to sign up, they were all filled! I was a little worried about what registration will look like given I won't know for a month after registration opens, whether or not I will be accepted into the Cohorts. She assured me that I can register for the classes under the assumption that I'll be accepted and revisit it if needed in the case that I am not accepted. The very idea of this makes me panic a bit, so I'm just going to pretend that's not an option and hope that I am never shown otherwise. 

What will I be taking this fall? Drumroll, please...
In my Social Work Cohorts I will (tentatively) be taking the following courses for Fall 2016:
(15 credits)

• SO-W 340: Methods of Practice I: Interpersonal Skills (Tuesdays at 9am) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 341: Methods of Practice II: Individual Case Work (Tuesdays at 3pm) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 344: Human Behavior in Social Environment I (Tuesdays at 1pm) 3 credits @UWS
• SOCI  411: Bodies: A Sociology of the Flesh (Mon/Wed at 4pm) 3 credits @UWS
• MATH 2210: General Statistics (Online) 3 credits @LSC

All of the above courses, with the exclusion of the sociology course are required for my Social Work Major. The sociology course is for my Sociology Minor. You will notice that all of my classes except MATH 2210 are at UWS. This is because none of the classes offered at UWS to satisfy this portion of my degree requirements work with my schedule as I would either need to be on campus 3 to 4 days a week, or I would need to take it online during the summer. Neither of those are sacrifices I am willing to make so long as there is an alternative available. 

My (tentative) schedule for Spring 2017: 

(15 credits)

• SO-W 345: Human Behavior in Social Environment II (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 365: Methods of Practice III: Family Group Work (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 366: Methods of Practice IV: Agency/Comm./Global Practice (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 325: The Ecology of Social Welfare Policy Making (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 380: Social Work Research Methods (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 420: Prep for Field Seminar I (TBD) 0 credit @UWS

Every one of the courses in the above section are degree requirements and I will no longer be taking any courses outside of UWS by this semester and the last class listed is the prep class for the internship that I will be doing over the summer. 

My (tentative) schedule for SUMMER 2017: 

(12 credits)

• SO-W 422: Social Work Field Instruction I (TBD) 5 credits @UWS
• SO-W 423: Social Work Field Seminar I (TBD) 1 credit @UWS
• SO-W 427: Social Work Field Instruction II (TBD) 5 credits @UWS
• SO-W 428: Social Work Field Seminar II (TBD) 1 credit @UWS

I will need to complete a 450 hour internship to satisfy the above courses. And then for my final semester as an undergraduate student...

My (tentative) schedule for Fall 2017: 

(9 credits)

• SO-W 326: Social Welfare Policy Practice (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SO-W 490: Research Projects (TBD) 3 credits @UWS
• SOCI: One more course to fulfill my minor (TBD) 3 credits @UWS

Because I already have my Associate of Arts degree, I was able to enter this program as a junior so upon completion of my current semester, I will have 51 credits left to complete. My goal is to complete all of these courses while achieving honors so that I have advanced standing in a Masters in Social Work program. At this time I find Criminal Justice Social Work to be the most appealing, and with my BSW I will be qualified to work in positions like Probation Agent, Chemical Dependency Counseling, and as a legal aid to name a few. One of the schools I am looking at for a MSW program is USC - University of Southern California. 

https://msw.usc.edu/