Important information for advanced-standing students who choose the clinical mental health specialization:

The advanced-standing curriculum is designed to be completed in three semesters (summer-fall-spring, or fall-spring-summer). For advanced-standing students who choose the clinical mental health concentration, the semester that they start the MSW program will depend on when they choose to do their field practicum. The options are:

• Advanced-standing CMH students who want to do their field practicum during the fall and spring semesters must start taking classes in the summer semester so they can complete the prerequistes for field. They should plan to complete about six to seven credits in the summer session.
• Advanced-standing CMH students who want to do a summer field practicum, can begin taking classes in either the summer or the fall semester. Their summer field practicum will be nine credits.
• In all cases, a student may not begin as a degree-seeking student unless all required pre-requisites (human biology and statistics, and sometimes writing) have been completed successfully.