Advising Team Updates

January 2024

Hello MSW Students!

Welcome to the New Year, and to the new semester! We hope that this finds you well – and ready for the fresh opportunities that the new year/semester brings! Here are a few reminders and tid-bits of information to help (hopefully)…

Important Dates Spring Semester 2024

Spring 2024 semester starts today!

The Advising Team has been in contact with some of you to get questions/registration issues resolved. If there are outstanding things that need support/resolution, please reach out to your Advisor!

Revisiting Fall Courses

The Advising Team is also continuing to address grade issues from Fall 2023.

If you did not receive at least a 3.0 in any course, you will/have already received something from your Advisor. Please be responsive in order to make plans moving forward regarding your programming.

Getting Support: Scholarship Opportunity

Summer registration for Social Work classes will be coming soon!

We will let you know when this will start. In the meantime, if you are interested/planning to take a class from a different department, registration is open now. Remember, electives must be 400+ level.

SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH

Quick Rundown: Program Concentrations

There are 2 concentrations that are offered in the MSW program here at MSU – Clinical and Organization and Community Leadership (OCL). These allow for focus in programming, specifically in the advanced year (practice classes and field education).

Please note: While in the MSW program, only one concentration can be chosen. Also note, this concentration choice, as we mentioned in last month’s Spotlight, does not determine which type of practice you can do post-graduation - Nor does it determine the type of license you can earn (through accruing of practice hours and exam completion).

Some details of each can be found at:

Details re: Clinical practice:

https://socialwork.msu.edu/MSW/ClinicalSocialWorkatMSU.pdf

Details re: Macro/OCL practice:

https://socialwork.msu.edu/MSW/OCLatMSU.pdf