Admission Requirements

The certificate program in School Social Work can be pursued concurrently with the Master of Social Work program or after completion of the Master of Social Work. Concurrent or prior enrollment in an accredited Master of Social Work program is required. Students may fulfill admissions requirements in one of the following two ways.

1. Admission into the Master of Social Work at the University of Memphis.
2. Completion of the Master of Social Work at any university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Program Requirements

Completion of 12 semester hours distributed as follows:

• SWRK 6937 - School of Social Work

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• Completion of one of the following two courses:

• SPED 7000 - Intro Excptional Learnr **
• SPED 7517 - Func Anlys/Treat Prob Behv

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• Completion of 6 semester hours in an approved school social work setting:

• SWRK 7051 - Field Placement I

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• SWRK 7052 - Field Placement II

• OR

• SWRK 7053 - Field Placement III

• and

• SWRK 7054 - Field Placement IV

• OR

• ELC 7115 - Experiential Learning Credit

• NOTE: The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) stipulates that students in the Master of Social Work program may not receive credit for work or life experience. Due to this policy, ELC 7115  may not be completed by students currently enrolled in the MSW program. Under no circumstances may students attempt to substitute ELC 7115  for SWRK 7051 , SWRK 7052 , SWRK 7053  , or SWRK 7054  or any other course in the MSW degree program. ELC 7115  may only be used by certificate students who have completed the MSW degree.

Retention Requirements

Retention requirements are the same as those in the Master of Social Work Program.

Graduation Requirements

1. Students must complete all four required courses with an average grade of B (3.0) or higher for a total of 12 credit hours.
2. Students may earn no more than 3 credit hours of C+, C, or C- grades.