Spring 2025 Course Schedule

REGULAR SESSION CLASSES BEGIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025

To view the schedule of classes, click on Spring 2025 Course Schedule (below).  This is a DRAFT SCHEDULE. 

  • 16 credits is the maximum credit limit
  • 6 credits is the minimum credit limit
  • You may request an academic overload (over 16 credits). Academic overload is approved on a space available basis. Requests will be reviewed beginning October 28, 2024.
  • Courses may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment; emails will be sent to @umaryland.edu account
  • Courses offered and instructors listed are subject to change

Calendar of Registration and Important Dates

Course Descriptions

NOTE: MSW students should own a computer and have access to the internet while in the program. In addition to a computer, the minimal technical standards for taking a hybrid or on-line class are updated each semester and can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/ssw-tech-requirements

REGISTRATION DATES

Registration opens at 12:15pm for all dates.

November 7, 2024 - Advanced MSW Continuing and Returning Students

November 14, 2024 - Foundation MSW Continuing and Returning Students

December 2, 2024 - Newly Admitted Spring 2025 MSW Students

SECTION KEY

 

Section ID Delivery Method Eligible to Register
HG1, HG2, etc. Hybrid USG students only
HY1, HY2, etc. Hybrid Baltimore students only
IG1, IG2, etc. In-Person USG students only
IP1, IP2, etc. In-Person Baltimore students only
OA1, OA2, etc. Online Asynchronous ALL STUDENTS 
OS1, OS2, etc. Online Synchronous ALL STUDENTS
OM1, OM2, etc. Online Asynchronous & Synchronous  OMSW students only

Hybrid Classes require students to participate partially in-person and partially online.

  • Hybrid In-Person Meetings are held for odd-numbered class sessions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15.
  • Hybrid Online Meetings are held for even-numbered class sessions 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14.
  • Instructors will communicate the schedule via email and on the course syllabus.

In-Person Classes require students to participate fully in-person for listed days and times.

Online Asynchronous Classes require students to complete assigned work at their own pace. Students are given a timeframe – usually a one-week window – during which they need to connect to their class at least once or twice.

Online Synchronous Classes require students to participate in partial to entire sections of class at the exact same time. Students and instructors are online at scheduled dates/times to participate in lectures, discussions, activities, and presentations.

ALL courses located at the USG campus are limited to students accepted to the Shady Grove MSW. Additional USG schedule information available at https://schedule.sgrove.usmd.edu/scheduleofclasses

FIELD PRACTICUM INFORMATION

Below are the course numbers for Field Practicum. You must register for Field Practicum as a course. Field Practicum follows a different schedule than classroom classes. Field Practicum requires co-requisite enrollment as indicated.

Baltimore MSW Program  - section IDs BF1 and BFX

Course ID     

Section ID

Course Title

CRN

Co-Requisite

SOWK 636

BF1

Foundation Field Practicum II

20591

SOWK 632 & SOWK 638

SOWK 638

Multiple Sections 

Field Seminar II

Multiple CRNs

SOWK 632 & SOWK 636

SWCL 795

BF1

Advanced Clinical Field Practicum

21049

Not Required

SWCL 795

BFX

Advanced Extended Clinical Field Practicum - Requires OFE approval

27316

Not Required

SWOA 795

BF1

Advanced Leadership, Policy, and Social Change Field Practicum

21065

Not Required

SWOA 795

BFX

Advanced Leadership, Policy, and Social Change Field Practicum - Requires OFE approval 

27318 

Not Required

Shady Grove MSW Program Section IDs GF1 and GFX

Course ID     

Section ID

Course Title

CRN

Co-Requisite

SOWK 636 

GF1

Foundation Field Practicum II

26964

SOWK 632

SOWK 638

Multiple Sections 

Field Seminar II

Multiple CRNs

SOWK 632 & SOWK 636

SWCL 795

GF1

Advanced Clinical Field Practicum

27315

N/A

Effective Spring 2024

SWCL 795

GFX

Advanced Extended Clinical Field Practicum - Requires OFE approval

27625 

N/A

Effective Spring 2024

 

SPRING 2025 COURSE SCHEDULE

The Spring 2025 DRAFT Schedule viewer is located at https://umarylandsswSP2025.softr.app. To use this viewer:

  • Click a gold toggle button to view only those locations, dates or times (can select more than one option)
  • Click on the Course Number/Title/CRN/Section/Professor for an expanded view of:
    • Pre-requisites
    • Co-requisites
    • Course Notes
    • Credits
    • Course Description
  • Use the search feature to locate by course subject (SOWK, SWCL, SWOA)
  • At the bottom of the page click on Go To Top to reset to default view

Please download the static view of the 2025 Spring Schedule Final.

REGISTERING FOR CLASSES

After reviewing the Course Schedule (make note of the CRNs) and Important Dates Calendar, you are ready to register using SURFS.  Login using your UMID and Password. Be sure to register for all needed courses, even if the day/time is not to your preference. After registering remember to print/save a copy of your schedule.

WAITING LISTS: if you registered for a course that is not at your preferred day/time or if you received an error message when registering for a course, you can add yourself to the waiting list in SURFS.   Instructions located here. The Office of Records and Registration will begin contacting students regarding available seats on December 1, 2024. Please do not email the Office of Records and Registration about the waitlist before this date.

REGISTRATION HELP if you need assistance contact the SSW Office of Records and Registration at 410-706-6102 or sswregistration@ssw.umaryland.edu.

SURFS HELP if you experience difficulty logging in to SURFS, contact CITS Help Desk at 410-706-4357 or help@umaryland.edu.  Be sure to include your student ID, name, date of birth, and a brief description of the problem.

SPECIAL TOPICS & OTHER DESCRIPTIONS

Additional Course Descriptions are located here.

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