School of
Social Welfare
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Both the baccalaureate and the master’s degree programs of the School of Social Welfare are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The 2005 Fiske Guide to Colleges gives KU four stars for academics, social life, and overall quality of university life. Only a handful of state universities received higher marks for academics. The KU Edwards Campus is near I-435 and Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas. Edwards Campus programs are tailored to the special demands of working adults. Students earn the same credit hours from Edwards Campus courses as they would from Lawrence campus courses. |
Online Catalog
General Student Information
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The School and Its Programs
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Master of Social Work
Application Procedure
for All Optioins
Credit for Course
Work Taken
Outside the School of Social
Welfare
Joint Degree Program in Social
Work and Law (M.S.W./J.D.)
Testing Out of First-year Courses
Post-graduate Education Options
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Doctor of Philosophy
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General Student Information
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Social Work Courses
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Field Practicum Agenices
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Student Advancement Policy
The goal of the school is to prepare students
for the professional practice of social work. The school is responsible
for creating a learning environment that enables students
to become effective social work practitioners.
The school is also responsible for determining
whether students have demonstrated the required level of achievement — classroom
performance, professional behavior, and ethical behavior — sufficient
to interact positively with client systems. Advancement is a means by
which faculty ensure that each person graduated with a degree from the
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare has adequate skills, knowledge,
and judgment to assume the responsibilities of a professional social
worker.
Academic Performance
When a student is not making satisfactory progress toward a degree, the program chair reviews the student’s progress, in consultation with the adviser, appropriate classroom instructors, and practicum liaison, and makes a recommendation to the dean. The dean notifies the student of the final decision.
Students are placed on probation if the grade-point average required for the degree (B.S.W.: 2.5; M.S.W.: 3.0) is not maintained, if an unsatisfactory grade is received in practicum, or if substantial work remains incomplete at the end of a semester. An approved completion plan must be on file to continue. M.S.W. students whose grade-point averages are below 2.85 may not enroll in 800-level courses without a specific plan developed by the school’s Academic Planning Committee. No M.S.W. student may enroll beyond degree requirements to improve the grade-point average.
M.S.W. students who maintain grade-point
averages of at least 3.0 in the foundation courses are eligible to
take additional courses beyond the minimum requirements.
Incomplete Grades
A temporary grade of Incomplete may be assigned to a student who, for a reason beyond the student’s control, has been unable to complete the required work in a course on time. It is the student’s responsibility to request an Incomplete from the instructor. A request signed by the student and the faculty member must be on file when grades are submitted. A student may not enroll in a course sequential to one in which he or she has an I or F letter grade.
An Incomplete not removed by the end of the next semester
will be changed to an F.
Advising
Each student is assigned an academic adviser
who assists with career and academic decision making. For M.S.W. students,
scheduling advisers are available at the time of enrollment. For B.S.W.
students, academic advisers must approve students’ proposed course
schedules.
Guidelines for Conduct
Ethical Standards
The school has a professional value commitment
that requires the highest standards of conduct in human interactions.
Because of our belief in the dignity of individuals and their right to
be treated with respect regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, age, class, religious beliefs, and physical ability, the
school does not condone prejudice, discrimination, or bigotry.
Harassment
The School of Social Welfare is committed to
providing an educational and work environment that is free from harassment.
A faculty group is available as Faculty Consultants on Harassment and
Discrimination to any person
in the school in response to problems of unethical or inappropriate treatment
of individuals
in the school and its field settings.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty is a serious ethical violation.
A student who takes credit for work produced by another may receive a
failing grade.
Grounds for Dismissal
Behavior that is illegal, does not adhere to
the NASW Code of Ethics, or reflects other forms of inappropriate professional
behavior is grounds for dismissal. Unsatisfactory progress may also be
grounds for dismissal. See Academic Performance,
above.
Students’ Rights to Confidentiality
Students may not be required to reveal personal
information. Any course that requires self-disclosure as a teaching methodology
must (1) be optional and (2) at the outset make explicit requirements
for expectations of self-disclosure.
Confidentiality of Information
Names of clients, agencies, or agency personnel,
when mentioned in class or assignments, must be disguised so as not to
be recognizable.
Student Handbook
During orientation, students who are admitted
to degree-seeking status receive a student handbook containing full descriptions
of policies and other details. The student handbook is available online
at www.socwel.ku.edu.
Student Participation
Students are encouraged to participate in school
governance, serving in the school’s standing committees (program
committees: B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D.; faculty search). Students serve as
representatives to faculty meetings.
Professional Membership
Students are eligible for membership in the professional organization, the National Association of Social Workers.