{"id":3854,"date":"2022-09-27T11:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T16:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?page_id=3854"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:20:43","slug":"bsw-field-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/social-work-field-program\/bsw-field-program\/","title":{"rendered":"BSW Field Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Undergraduate students are required to complete 2 semesters (SW 421 and SW 422) of field education at the same placement. Each field course includes a faculty taught field seminar that is part of the course registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students are required to complete 215 hours of field education each semester (approx. 14-17 hours per week).     <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Students must submit their field applications by the field deadlines. See Applying to Field<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications are assigned to a faculty field liaison on a rolling basis around the 15th<\/sup> of each month. Your field liaison will work with you to secure a field placement. The next semester application will not open in Sonia until the prior semester application has closed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Work Field Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n