400 Student Advising

Academic and Practicum advisement is made available to all SSW students. Its purpose is to support student learning and address concerns, questions or issues as they arise. It is the aim of SSW to ensure that structural components such as factors at the School or agency in practicum advisement are taken into consideration within advisement as well.

400.1 Master’s Program

400.1.1 Summer Academic Advising

Instructors for practice courses SOCW 500/SOCW 501 and SOCW 600/SOCW 601  serve as the Academic Advisers for first and second year students respectively; students are required to meet with their Academic Adviser at least once over the course of the summer. 

The Registrar's Office will randomly assign advisors from the resident faculty to serve as advisors for third year students. Exceptions for the assignment of advisers are made when instructors hold an administrative role within the School. Advisers can be consulted as needed during the student’s third summer.

400.1.2 Practicum Advising

Practicum advisers are assigned each year for the September-April term by the Office of Practicum Learning.

400.2 Doctoral Program

400.2.1 Summer Academic Advising

The Program Director serves as the Academic Advisers for all students prior to the dissertation phase, during  which the Chair functions as the student’s main advisor. 

400.2.2 Practicum Advising

Practicum advisers are assigned each year for the September through end of April term by the Office of Practicum Learning. Students will generally maintain the same adviser for both years. For more detailed information please refer to section 2000.5 Ph.D. Practicum Faculty Adviser

400.2.3 Research Supervising

Research supervisors are assigned to second year students to provide oversight for the student’s research internship (for more detailed information please refer to section 2002 Research Internship) and comprehensive paper (for more detailed information please refer to section 2003 Comprehensive Exam).    

400.2.4 Dissertation Advising

The Dissertation Chair role assumes the responsibility of advising the student until the process is complete and the student’s committee approves the final dissertation (or more detailed information please refer to section 2004 Dissertation).