SCHOLARSHIPS <ul> <li>Zastrow Scholarship</li> <li>Navarre Memorial Scholarship for Service</li> <li>Casey Garbers Knutson Scholarship</li> <li>Dorothy Brown Memorial Social Work Scholarship</li> </ul> <p>More information about these and other scholarships is available through the scholarship portal.</p> Arrow ACCREDITATION <p>The UW-Whitewater Social Work Department is fully accredited by the <a href="https://www.cswe.org/accreditation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Council on Social Work Education</a> (CSWE). The College of Letters and Sciences at UW-Whitewater is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.</p> <p>All Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students are assessed on their mastery of the competencies that comprise the accreditation standards of the CSWE. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work program for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the program to represent mastery of that particular competency.</p> <p><strong>University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baccalaureate Social Work Program</strong><br />Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes<br />Last completed on 07/2026<br />Council on Social Work Education - <a href="https://www.uww.edu/documents/colleges/cls/Departments/socialwork/2022-EPAS-Form-AS-B5-0-1%28d%29-UWW-BSW-1_15_2023.pdf" target="_blank" class="extLink" title="2023 EPAS Form" rel="noopener">Form AS 4(B) - Most recent BSW data [PDF] »</a></p> <p><strong>University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Master of Social Work Program</strong><br />Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes<br />Last completed on 07/2026<br />Council on Social Work Education - <a href="documents/colleges/cls/Departments/socialwork/2022-EPAS-Form-AS-M5-0-1%28d%29-Public-Reporting-of-Assessment-Outcomes-MSW%20Program%20%28July%202026%29.pdf" target="_blank" class="intLink" title="2022 EPAS Form" rel="noopener"><strong>Form AS 4(M) – Most recent MSW data [PDF] » </strong></a></p> Arrow FIELD PROGRAM <p><span>The field experience is an important required component of both the bachelors of social work (BSW) and masters of social work (MSW) programs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW).  Many social service agencies in Wisconsin are partnered with UWW to provide students with a high quality social work field experience.  A supervised field experience provides students with opportunities to apply learned knowledge, values, and skills to real life practice situations. Exposure to practice situations helps students grow their generalist practice skills and prepare them to successfully work a variety of client populations and systems.</span></p> Arrow Field Education (BSW Level) <p>Students interested in enrolling in the field program must first successfully complete all required social work courses. Students are required to apply for field placement the semester prior to taking field. You are then assigned a Faculty Field Liaison who works with you to secure a field placement. BSW Students are required to complete 480 field experience hours at a social service agency under the supervision of a bachelors level (BSW) or masters level (MSW) practicing social worker. The practicing social worker, called the Field Instructor, provides the student with broad exposure to social work roles and responsibilities.</p> <p>The majority of social work students complete the field experience over the course of one semester. This format requires the student to work approximately 32 hours a week. Those students who complete their field experience over the course of two semesters will work approximately 16-20 hours per week.  Students who wish to complete their field experience over the summer, will work approximately 40 hours a week over the 12-week summer session.</p> <p>* SOCWORK 493-Social Work Experience (Field Placement) is not available online as part of an online degree.  Students complete this course in-person at a social services agency.</p> Arrow Field Education (MSW Level) <p><em>Advanced Generalist Standing MSW Students </em>are required to complete 500 field experience hours at a social service agency under the supervision of a masters level (MSW) practicing social worker. The practicing social worker, called the Field Instructor, provides the student with exposure to advanced generalist social work practice.The field practicum is completed over the course of one academic year. This format requires the student to work approximately 16 hours a week plus an additional 2-hour integrative seminar each week.  <em>Non-advanced Standing MSW Students</em> are required to complete a total of 1000 field experience hours over two academic years. The first year of field experience is intended to provide students with broad exposure to social work roles and responsibilities. The final field placement, second year for non-advanced standing and first year for advanced standing, will be grounded in advanced generalist practice. All field experience will be completed at a social service agency under the supervision of a masters level (MSW) practicing social worker, called a Field Instructor.  Students enrolling in field practicum, are required to review the Department of Social Work Masters in Social Work Field Program <span> </span><em>Manual for Field Students, Faculty, and Instructors</em>.  You will be sent a Request for Field Application via a Qualtrics Survey and then assigned a Faculty Field Liaison who will work with you in the placement process.  Once your field placement is secured, you are sent another Qualtrics Survey (face sheet) to provide information for your Faculty Field Liaison/social work department about your field site.</p> Arrow Agency Field Placement <p><span>Social service agencies that employ bachelors level (BSW) or masters level social workers (MSW) and that are interested in providing social work students with field placement opportunities are encouraged to contact our Field Education Coordinator, Holly Kollwelter, LCSW at <a href="mailto:kollwelh@uww.edu" data-linkindex="9" data-ogsc="">kollwelh@uww.edu</a></span><span>.</span></p> Arrow PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM <p><strong>Social Work Professional Training Program Application (BSW)</strong></p> <p>Students may declare a Social Work major at any time. However, entry into the Social Work Professional Training Program is by application only. Students must be formally admitted into the professional training program before they may enroll in SOCWORK 371, so you should apply the semester before you plan to take SOCWORK 371 - Practice I.</p> <p>If you plan to take SOCWORK 371 in the summer or fall, please apply March 15-30.</p> <p>If you plan to take SOCWORK 371 in the spring, please apply November 1-15.</p> <p>You should apply at least two weeks before your designated priority registration time because it may take up to two weeks for your application to be reviewed and for you to receive an email about your application (acceptance/rejection).</p> <p>Please see <a href="https://uwwhitewater.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8x2ExS8aEjiI17M" target="_blank" title="Admission Criteria and Application" rel="noopener">admission criteria and application</a>.</p> Arrow STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS <p>The Department of Social Work supports a number of student clubs and organizations.</p> Arrow