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Documents and forms
Explore the documents and forms that are necessary to your success at the VCU School of Social Work.
For assistance with student policies, technical standards or any other programmatic forms, contact the program or office listed within each section below.
Key documents
- Student Policy Handbook (Updated for 2024-25)
- Field Education Manual (Updated for 2024-25)
- Technical Standards and Essential Functions
Find documents and forms by program
- B.S.W. academic regulation appeal form
- B.S.W. CSWE EPAS
- B.S.W. goals and objectives
- B.S.W. independent study policies
- B.S.W. upper-level application
For questions regarding B.S.W. forms and documents, please contact Stephanie Odera, Ed.D., the B.S.W. Program director, at sgodera@vcu.edu.
- M.S.W. 601-609-610 waiver request form
- M.S.W. course waiver request form
- M.S.W. curriculum exception request form
- M.S.W. independent study form
- M.S.W. independent study policies
- M.S.W. program format change request form
For questions regarding M.S.W. forms and documents, please contact the M.S.W. Program at mswprogram@vcu.edu.
Advising
Course proposal forms
Teaching practicum
Qualifying exam
- Ph.D. qualifying examination guidelines
- Ph.D. qualifying examination committee nomination form
- Ph.D. qualifying examination assessment form
Dissertation
- Ph.D. dissertation committee nomination form
- Ph.D. dissertation proposal guidelines
- Ph.D. 3-paper dissertation proposal guidelines
- Ph.D. dissertation proposal assessment form
- Ph.D. candidacy form
- Electronic thesis and dissertation manual
Graduate research assistantship
Frequently asked questions
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For questions regarding Ph.D. forms and documents, contact the Ph.D. Program at sswphd@vcu.edu.
Find documents and forms by other key areas
- CWSP at VCU Application Form 2025-2026 (application opens in October 2024)
- CWSP Recipient Agreement 2024-2025
- CWSP Student Handbook 2024-2025
For questions, please contact the CWSP at VCU at cwstipend@vcu.edu.
For Office of Field Education policies, procedures and practices, review the VCU School of Social Work Field Education Manual.
Tevera
Conference agendas
Process recordings
- Process recording 101
- Process recording example (column)
- Process recording template for community meetings
- Process recording template for individual, couples and families — narrative format
- Process recording template for individuals, couples and families — column format
- Process recording template for macro practice
- Process recording template for small client groups
For questions, please contact the Office of Field Education at swfld@vcu.edu.
Scholarships
Resume, cover letter and interviewing resources
For questions, contact the Office of Student Success at sswadvising@vcu.edu.