Advanced Standing Alternative Plan (ASAP) Field Placement
Quarters in Field Placement
Total Hours
Hours per Quarter
Hours per Week
Credits
Grading System
3 consecutive
(Fall, Winter and Spring)
720
240
24
(10 weeks per quarter)
6 per quarter
Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory
The Advanced Standing Alternative Plan (ASAP) is an option by which student's with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work or Social Welfare from a CSWE accredited program may complete the MSW degree requirements in four consecutive quarters. The field practicum consists of three consecutive quarters in one agency. Students begin course work in Summer quarter, and enter their field practicum in Autumn quarter.
Once enrollment in the ASAP program is confirmed, students will receive an ASAP Field Placement Questionnaire, which asks for information on previous practicum and employment experience and for the kinds of learning experiences requested for the ASAP practicum. During Summer Quarter, an informational meeting is held by the Field Education Office in order to explain and clarify the field placement selection process. Once the Field Office arranges a placement, each student interviews with a contact person from his or her assigned agency in order to determine if the student and agency are compatible in regard to goals and expectations. Students must confirm placement with the Field Office following their pre-placement interview.
During the initial weeks of placement, students and their field instructors develop a learning contract that identifies the goals and objectives to be accomplished during the field practicum. Field instructors then submit quarterly performance evaluations of their students to the Field Office.
