SWK 455 - Social Work Practicum

10 credit hours
The social work practicum provides an opportunity for students to have direct and continuing contact with the realities of social work practice for the purpose of developing professional social work capabilities. The student is assigned to a social service agency five days a week and is supervised by a qualified professional practitioner employed by the agency. Students must be admitted to the practicum program before registering for this course. A GPA of 3.0 is required in social work courses. An overall GPA of 2.3 is also required. Prerequisite(s): SWK 373, 390, 400, 410, and 420.