Phd Program in Social WelfarePhd Program in Social WelfareBack to Program Manual Table of Contents
| FALL QUARTER | |
| September | Orientation: 1-week prior to start of classes |
| Steering Committee: meets twice a month in Dean's Conference Room. Fall and spring quarters for program business; winter quarter is devoted to admissions | |
| CVs and relevant portfolio materials of students expecting to graduate the following spring are collected and sent in CV form to all Deans/Directors of MSW programs nationwide and in Canada. Program Office solicits and compiles portfolios. | |
| October | SSW Dissertation Award Proposals (call will come from Program Office) |
| PhD Program Recruitment Open House | |
| Annual CSWE conference | |
| WINTER QUARTER | |
| January | Program Office queries faculty for Research Practica opportunities for 1st year students, and responses are posted |
| Magnuson award nominations (call from Health Sciences comes early January and is due back end of January) Program Office announces call for applications, and Awards Committee ranks applicants | |
| National SSWR Conference; usually end of month | |
| February/March | Annual CSWE conference; usually end of February or early March |
| GO-MAP Visiting Days for Recruits to MSW and PhD programs | |
| SPRING QUARTER | |
| April | Grad School Dissertation Fellowship Competition for Social Sciences:
Distributed late March/early April, due mid-May Huckabay Teaching Fellowships: Distributed in February, due mid-April |
| May | Program Office queries faculty re teaching practica for coming year (or summer) and posts responses |
| Elections for committees: faculty to Steering Committee, students for SC, GPSS | |
| End-of-year advising checklists distributed during 7th or 8th week
of quarter: Due back by end of finals week |
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| General Examination: Integrative Qualifying Paper Approved and Presented (by end of year 3 in program) | |
| June | Annual SPR conference |
| SUMMER | Comprehensive Examination on First-Year Courses: first-year students (written and oral sections completed prior to the start of autumn quarter. |