Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Introductory Level Courses

Intermediate Level Courses

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Advanced Level Courses

A Word About SWK450, the Senior Practicum

SWK 450, Senior Practicum and Seminar, is a 15-credit learning experience only taken in the spring semester of a social work student's senior year.

To be eligible for placement in the senior practicum, students must have first satisfactorily completed all other course and program requirements prior to the senior spring semester. Students are not allowed to take any other course work or Field Periods during this time. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50 by the end of the fall semester of their senior year. Students must have been formally admitted into the social work program during their junior year, and, again, have passed their senior review by the social work faculty in the fall of their senior year. Students must successfully demonstrate a minimum competency level of practice skills, and a consistent demonstration of ability to adhere to the professional codes of conduct set forth by Keuka College, the social work program, and the NASW Code of Ethics.

Students must have successfully completed both social work Field Periods and be recommended by the social work faculty to enter a practicum placement. It is required that each student posses a valid driver's license.

The social work program field director works individually with students to develop practicum site placements that are of professional interest and challenge to the student. The field director serves as the official liaison between the social work student, the placement agency, and the College while that student completes his/her practicum. Practicum placements are typically done over 35 hours per week for a minimum of 416 total hours at the practicum site. Students are required to attend senior seminar on Fridays at the Keuka campus as part of the class. Practicum sites are traditionally located within a 100-mile radius from the campus, although students have traveled as far as Albany, N.Y.

Some practicum placement sites include: Chemung County Family Services, Division for Youth Services, Elmira Psychiatric Center, Geneva General Hospital, Genesee Regional Health Care, Keuka Lake School, Monroe County Correctional Facilities, New York State Assembly, a variety of nursing home related facilities, Seneca County Probation Department, and Wayne County Counseling Center.