Soc 409 is for students pursuing the social welfare concentration. This page will help you think about how to incorporate it into your schedule during your last year, how to complete the practicum for credit, and how to get the most out of the experience. Here's a list of questions that should help familiarize yourself with how the practicum works:

1. What are the prerequisites?
2. When can you take practicum credits?
3. How do I arrange a practicum (practicum contact information, field placement contract)?
4. How are credit hours assigned?
5. How are practica graded?
6. Before you start ...
7. Keeping a journal
8. Participating in Blackboard
9. Site visit
10. Final paper, journal and abstract

Most recent syllabus: 2009