NOTE: The Practicum application has two steps - application AND references.
Step 1
If you are registered as a HSS major or minor, you will receive a courtesy email to prompt you to apply for HSS 381 by accessing the online application. An early request for applications is typically sent mid February to apply for the following year. Yes, this is early but it is helpful to have as many students as possible sign up early so we can process the applications and estimate the number of students planning to take this course. Another application request will be sent early September to pick up any students that need to enroll in this course. You only need to apply once. Therefore, if you applied in February, you can ignore the second call for applications in early September.
If you wish not to use the References link on the application webpage, you can copy and paste the following text and send out to your references/professors using your own email account:
Thank you for agreeing to be a reference for a Human Service Studies Practicum applicant. Because this form requires you to login, we don't need for you to provide your name (we can view that information based upon the login); we only need the name of the applicant.
Please use the link http://tinyurl.com/5svudzu provided to access the reference form.
Thank you for your cooperation,
No applications for HSS 381 will be accepted after October 9th.
Step 2
Once you are notified to apply for practicum, access the online application via the link above. To login, you will need to use your email address and password. If you are trying to get to the application from off-campus (and not joined to our domain), you may have issues because you'll need to specify if you are as\username or fs\username.
Please take note that you are required to complete Step 1 and Step 2. Step 2 will prompt you to identify three faculty who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. One of the recommendations must be a Human Service Studies faculty member. You may want to email the chosen faculty to give them a courtesy notice about the recommendation request.
Step 3
Your completed application will be reviewed by the Field Coordinator and approved/disapproved by the HSS department.
Your application will be reviewed to ensure we have all three references and you meet the GPA requirements. If you are not contacted by the Field Coordinator then your application has been approved. If there is a problem with your application, you will be contacted.
IMPORTANT: you must enroll in this course through the registrar office. Completing the HSS 381 application doesn’t enroll you in the course.
Step 4
Practicum placements are typically confirmed no later than mid December. Once a placement has been confirmed, the Field Coordinator will contact you and provide you with the name of the agency and instructions on how to proceed.
It is extremely important to respond to the field coordinator when contacted about your placement because you may have to complete tasks prior to beginning your placement that are time sensitive.
SUMMER HSS 381
Application process follows the same process as noted above.
IMPORTANT: Applications for summer term practicum are due 1 March.
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