GSSWSR 2020-21 Handbook and Catalog
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2020–21 GSSWSR HANDBOOK and CATALOG Last updated on July 31, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contact and Website Information ..........................3 Directory Information ...........................................29 Accreditation ..........................................................3 Communication....................................................29 About GSSWSR ....................................................4 Student Organizations at GSSWSR ....................30 Vision and Mission.................................................4 Student Affinity Group Application Form .............31 A Proud History for a Distinctive Future ................4 Student Participation on Committees ..................32 Our Students .........................................................5 Attendance Policy ................................................32 Admissions and Application Information................6 Class Communication ..........................................32 GSSWSR Information Days ..................................6 Class Cancellation Policy and Procedures ..........32 Career Changers Program ....................................6 School Policy on Observation of Religious Holidays .....................................32 International Students............................................6 Student Support...................................................34 Yellow Ribbon Program .........................................6 Access Services ..................................................34 Transfer Credit.......................................................6 Advising ...............................................................34 Waiver Examinations (MSS Program Only) ..........7 Career Development Services.............................35 MSS Application Information .................................7 Center for Professional Development .................36 Early Application Option ........................................7 GSSWSR Professional Liability Coverage ...........................36 Program Description ............................................10 Student Health Insurance ....................................37 MSS Program ......................................................10 Graduate and Professional School HANDBOOK MSS Advanced Standing .....................................11 Program (GPS) .............................................37 MSS Curriculum ..................................................11 and Writing Lab ..........................................................37 MSS Sample Plans of Study ...............................12 Additional School and College Resources ..........38 Field Education ....................................................17 CATALOG Campus Safety ....................................................38 Additional Academic Opportunities Student ID Cards .................................................38 for MSS Students ..........................................19 Parking ................................................................38 Center for Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB) ....19 Safe Rides ...........................................................38 Home And School Visitor Certificate ...................19 Lost And Found ...................................................38 Child Welfare Education for Leadership ..............20 Libraries ...............................................................38 Dual Degree MSS/MPH Program ........................20 Special Collections ..............................................39 MSS Fellowship Funds ........................................21 Special Research Resources ..............................39 MSS Fellowship Funds Form ..............................23 Information Technology .......................................39 Named Scholar Opportunities .............................24 Campus Center ...................................................40 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD) .........24 Language Learning Center ..................................40 PhD Reimbursement Form ..................................27 Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center ..................40 Student Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities ......................................28 Academic Policies and Procedures .....................41 Equal Opportunity ................................................28 Registration .........................................................41 Standards of Professional Behavior ....................28 University of Pennsylvania Reciprocal Plan ........41 Ethics ...................................................................29 Collaboration with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences .....................................41 Privacy of Student Records .................................29 3 GSSWSR CONTACT AND WEBSITE • Field Education: www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork/field-education INFORMATION Add/Drop .............................................................42 Fees, Billing, Payments, and Financial Aid .........53 • Financial aid, student billing, refunds, and student Wait Lists .............................................................42 Tuition and Fees ..................................................53 loans: Campus Safety/Emergency www.brynmawr.edu/financial-aid Auditing and Overload Courses ...........................42 Payment of Fees .................................................53 Contact Information • Health Center and health insurance: Independent Study and Master’s Papers ............42 Refund Policy for a Dropped Course ...................53 From an on-campus phone line or phone box: x7911 www.brynmawr.edu/healthcenter Evaluating Student Performance .........................43 Refund Policies for Withdrawing .........................54 Off-campus: (610) 526-7911 • Libraries and special collections: Plagiarism ............................................................43 Bryn Mawr College Financial Aid .........................54 If off-campus and police assistance is required, dial www.brynmawr.edu/library 911 Grading and Mutual Accountability ......................43 Course Descriptions ............................................54 • Professional Development: www.brynmawr.edu/swprodev Academic Advisor Role ........................................44 Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College.............64 Mailing Address Student’s Evaluation of Courses and Instructors .44 GSSWSR Board of Advisors ...............................65 Bryn Mawr College Other Resources Grading ................................................................44 GSSWSR Faculty and Field Education Graduate School of Social Work Bryn Mawr College Switchboard: and Social Research (610) 526-5000 Attendance Policy ................................................45 Liaisons .........................................................65 300 Airdale Road Extensions, Incompletes, and Withdrawal ...........46 GSSWSR Administration and Staff .....................66 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-1646 Bryn Mawr College Website: www.brynmawr.edu Temporary Leave of Absence .............................47 Research and Teaching Assistants .....................66 Telephones Leaves and Withdrawal .......................................47 Appendix: College and School Policies ...............67 (610) 520-2600 (Main) Accreditation Exclusion .............................................................48 Alcohol and Drug Policies .............................68 Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work (610) 520-2601 (Field Education) Academic Probation ............................................48 Smoking and Fragrance Policy .....................72 and Social Research remains fully accredited by the (610) 520-2602 (Professional Development Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), receiving Committee for Academic Progress and Pet Policy ......................................................72 and Home & School Visitor Program) reaccreditation from June, 2016–June, 2024. CSWE Support .........................................................48 Student Guide on Sexual Assault, is the nonprofit national association of social work (610) 520-2603 (Dean’s Office) Harassment and Discrimination ....................73 education programs that establishes curricular Grounds for Dismissal .........................................49 and administrative criteria for undergraduate and College Policies on Sexual Assault .....................76 Appeals and Grievance Procedures ....................49 School’s website graduate programs in social work, recognized by Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, and www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy .................50 the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Discriminatory Harassment Policies .............77 Accreditation. Information Regarding: This handbook and catalog is organized according to • Academic calendars, class schedules, registration CSWE’s Educational Policy*; i.e., those elements that procedures: constitute an integrated curriculum design. Therefore, www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork/current-students-0 in addition to the School’s mission and vision, the • Accommodations for students with disabilities: catalog includes information about the “explicit www.brynmawr.edu/access-services curriculum,” program structure and courses. It also includes information about the “implicit curriculum,” EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY • Admissions: policies and practices that guide social interaction www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork/admissions Bryn Mawr College is firmly committed to a