ࡱ> %` 'bjbj 4>̟̟@@@@@@@T,,T$n$hxɬ@:::ɬ@@ެ:@@:&W@@ C%Pd0$kxrfrr@(E<ɬɬ $::::TTTD TTTTTT@@@@@@ UIS Career Development Center Social Work/Counseling Grad School Timeline This timeline serves as a general guideline for ways to prepare for graduate and/or professional school during your undergraduate career. Depending on each persons unique academic and career goals, the order and information of the steps given may vary. For a more comprehensive plan of preparing for graduate and/or professional school, consult a career counselor at the UIS Career Development Center. First Year Talk to others, such as Upperclassmen, who might be pursuing a social work or counseling related career path. Ask them: What are the general requirements? What are some prerequisite courses? Which professors should you take classes with? Is this program/major a good fit for you? What are some mistakes they made that you can avoid? Throughout your undergraduate career, it is important to network not only with others in your classes, but professors and other professionals in the field. Join student clubs and community organizations whenever you can to gain valuable connections and experience! Also, consider memberships to organizations as most have student discounts! Start taking general requirements and prerequisites: Meet with an academic advisor and faculty members to arrange a class schedule that will prepare you for higher level classes and graduate school. Start thinking about your undergraduate major: Talk to a Career Counselor at the UIS Career Development Center about the different options to meet your career goals, or just to figure out your career goals! Dont rule out majors other than social work or counseling, as they can be supplemented with elective coursework, but can be more challenging to accomplish. Begin volunteering and/or looking for a part-time job or internship where you can learn the social work or counseling profession. Getting a better sense of the field and networking to build new relationships is essential to a successful career! This will allow you to get your foot in the door with different organizations. Maintain a strong professional relationship with people who could write you recommendation letters and serve as references. Working with professionals in this field will allow you to learn some of their personal experiences in the field. They can also inform you on grad school options and answer questions that you may have. Even if you do not get a job or opportunity you apply for, keep in contact with the people. You never know when something may arise! Conduct informational interviews with professionals in the field to gain their insight and advice on the social work/counseling field! Second Year After you have chosen social work/counseling as you major declare it in writing and fill out all necessary paper work. Follow up on it to make sure everything has been processed. Continue to take the general education classes as well as some of the introductory classes for the major. With your career counselor, consider what areas of counseling and/or social work you may want to pursue (i.e. marriage and family, career counseling, etc.) At the end of your sophomore year, find your academic advisor specific to the social work or counseling department. To do this talk with professors, your current advisor, or upperclassmen. Once you have found your advisor begin planning you schedule for your first semester of junior year. Third Year Meet with your social work/counseling advisor to make sure that you are on the right track for the following semester. Begin doing your field work study in a local school, agency, or other place where you can study underneath a social worker or counselor. Start looking into grad school options. Applications will need to be sent out first semester of your senior year. With your career counselor, consider what areas of counseling and/or social work you may want to pursue (i.e. marriage and family, career counseling, etc.) Consider different graduate degrees at the schools you are interested in. Consult your career counselor for assistance in choosing a graduate degree and to research the outlook of that degree and career field. You will also need to take the GRE (Graduate Record Examination). Come to the Career Development Center and find all the information you need, such as ways to register, testing dates, locations, and all other necessary information. It is beneficial to take the GRE in either spring of your junior year or the summer going into senior year. If you are not satisfied with your score, you can retake the test. To prepare for this test you can use many resources such as, books, online courses, and programs offered by the Career Development Center. Summer After Third Year Think about those applications! Start gathering information needed for your applications. Make sure you get organized so that you complete all applications on time! A chart of all the schools and information usually works well in addition to check lists. If you are waiting to take the entrance exams in the beginning of your senior year, use the summer to prepare! Continue with your summer internships and jobs! Not only will you learn beneficial information, gain experiences, and continue networking, but you also can save money for those expensive applications and tests! Fourth Year First Semester: Meet with your advisor to make sure that you are on the right track to graduation and have fulfilled all necessary requirements for all certifications. If you have not already done so, take the GRE or other exam, depending on your career path. Around September, contact faculty members to ask if they are willing to write recommendations for you. Begin working on a draft of your personal statement of academic and professional goals. Need help??? Come to the Career Development Center and get one-on-one advice! Also, share your personal statement with professors to receive their input. Give recommendation forms to the faculty members in November; remember to include the addressed and stamped envelopes as well, always following the exact instructions of the university you are applying to. Second Semester: Complete all applications with January deadlines in December and request for transcripts to be sent out. From January to April, contact the department you applied to and be sure they have received all paperwork and test scores. Schedule and prepare for interviews. Come to the Career Development Center to do a mock interview. Numerous resources are available. Take advantage of them! Once you have heard from schools and evaluated all options, notify the school you will be attending, and let other schools know that you are declining your acceptance. Resources American Counseling Association  HYPERLINK "http://www.counseling.org/" http://www.counseling.org/ Council on Social Work Education  HYPERLINK "http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/" http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/ GradSchools.com Social Work  HYPERLINK "http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Social-Work-(MSW-Programs)/360.html" http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Social-Work-(MSW-Programs)/360.html GradSchools.com Counseling  HYPERLINK "http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Marriage-and-Family-Counseling/223.html" http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Marriage-and-Family-Counseling/223.html Graduate Schools and Careers in Counseling, Pyschology, and Social Work  HYPERLINK "http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/gradschl.html" http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/gradschl.html Graduate Record Examination (GRE)  HYPERLINK "http://www.ets.org/gre/" http://www.ets.org/gre/ Graduate Study in Counseling  HYPERLINK "http://gradschool.about.com/cs/counseling/" http://gradschool.about.com/cs/counseling/ Ranking of Social Work schools  HYPERLINK "http://socialworkschool.tripod.com/links.html" http://socialworkschool.tripod.com/links.html National Association of Social Workers  HYPERLINK "http://www.socialworkers.org/" http://www.socialworkers.org/ The Social Work Graduate School Site  HYPERLINK "http://www.socialworkgradschool.com/" http://www.socialworkgradschool.com/ 5IJK ; \ abcno#h(IJvKL}yuqql h'5h}@h ^nhv^hWhKah h ,h&&qh/Ah=h0~ h0Rhyahyah0lxh0lx5 h&&q5 h3 h$77h$77h0lxh}Vh0lxCJOJQJaJh}VhxVCJOJQJaJh}VhULCJOJQJaJh}Vh0lxCJ(OJQJaJ(*JK g  < \ + & F gdya & F*gdya & F/gd0~ & F/gdya & F/gdya gdxVgd$77 gd0lx $h^ha$gdxV'Tbco"(KLWWe & F gdK8 & F gd}V & F gd}V & F gd}V & F%gd}V & F( gdv^ & F(gd}V & F,gd}V gdxV8^8gd&&q & F gdyaLRWf|UVd8Zx 8@YZ[brsqrs#hiιֹεֵūh*< h*<hxV hc5 h 5 h}V5h hKahxVhxV5 hxV5hYhxVh ^nhyahahK8hv^hWh ,h0lxh0lxh0lx5 h&&q5;e8 Z[ssh`hgdcgdxV & Fgd}V & Fgd}V & F gd ^n & F gdxV & Fgd}V gdxV & F gdxV & F# gd}V & F! gd}V & F gdK8j- i !)"*"5"""#"###$$=%`%% 0^`0gdv3$0d^`0a$gd1  & Fgdyagd}V & Fgd}V+,-u S\ g h /!3!G!H!Y!]!j!!!!'"(")"*"+"3"5"U"V"W"c"}""""źЫМБjh/AU h/Ah/Ajh/AUhv3h&&qh1 56>*h&&qhn56>*h&&qh/A56>*h/Ahah h 5h'hyahch hWhS=h*<hu6"""""""""""####$#0#v#x#y#z######6$8$9$:$$$$$$ % % %%;%<%_%a%b%u%%%%%%%%%%%뮥h/Ah/A0J\h/Ah/A0Jjh/AUh/A0J5\ h/A0JjPh/AUjh/AUjh/AUjh/AU h/Ah/Ahv3h/Ajh/AUhh/A0J5%%%%%%%%%%%&&'&G&I&J&V&&&&&&&&&&& ' ' ' '*'+'Q'S'T'`''''''''j h/AUj h/AUjh/AUhh/A0Jjh/AU h/Ah/Ahv3h/A h/A0Jjh/AU+%%(&H&&&,'R'' 0^`0gd> 0^`0gdv321h:p*</ =!"#$% DyK http://www.counseling.org/yK Nhttp://www.counseling.org/yX;H,]ą'cDyK http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/yK Lhttp://www.cswe.org/CSWE/yX;H,]ą'cDyK Ghttp://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Social-Work-(MSW-Programs)/360.htmlyK http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Social-Work-(MSW-Programs)/360.htmlyX;H,]ą'cDyK Khttp://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Marriage-and-Family-Counseling/223.htmlyK http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Marriage-and-Family-Counseling/223.htmlyX;H,]ą'cEDyK .http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/gradschl.htmlyK thttp://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/gradschl.htmlyX;H,]ą'cDyK http://www.ets.org/gre/yK Hhttp://www.ets.org/gre/yX;H,]ą'c9DyK +http://gradschool.about.com/cs/counseling/yK nhttp://gradschool.about.com/cs/counseling/yX;H,]ą'cEDyK .http://socialworkschool.tripod.com/links.htmlyK thttp://socialworkschool.tripod.com/links.htmlyX;H,]ą'cDyK http://www.socialworkers.org/yK Thttp://www.socialworkers.org/yX;H,]ą'c!DyK %http://www.socialworkgradschool.com/yK bhttp://www.socialworkgradschool.com/yX;H,]ą'c@@@ 0lxNormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@D Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k@(No List6U@6 +W Hyperlink >*B*phFV@F +WFollowedHyperlink >*B* phO /Aa><\+T b c o " ( K L W We8 Z[ssj-i)*5"=`(H,R000000/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0* 0 0 0 0 0 000, 0( 0( 0% 000 0 0 0 0 0! 0# 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0000 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0000000000000000000000JK+o " ( s)*5=(,j00 h00X0X00Z00Z00Z00Z00@Z00Z00j00j00j00j00 0j00Z00pQZ00Z000000Z00 0Z00Z0000000L"%'e%''V#y9 ;a&I *SXXXXXXXXXX8@0(  B S  ?'V4DĝDĞDğDĠDġDĢDģDĤDĥ ??FR(007<E      !%"#$& EQXX'..6;DKK     !#$%"&9'*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplace=&*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceName=#*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceType #'&&&#&'&&#&'&&#'&&#'&&#'&&#'&&#'&#'&&&#bg3c o L W [i=a/z/i/`F&B.%mof=+DR_ rN H'  0~n9e& ,R-$77K8S=}@/A{CW+WyaaKaf ^n&&qex0lx o*<M"l1 d5v^t xVv3 Y}Vc@3m#,,@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial; Castellar?5 z Courier New;Wingdings"qh&ņ %99!24d 2QHP)?0lx2UIS Career Development CenterCSPOrbrya1/                           ! 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