SCWK 9921 Field Education I

Required of all students. Supervised learning and practice in the development of a generalist approach focusing on professional values, ethics, and micro and macro interventions based on theories of human behavior and the social environment. Two days per week in the first semester.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Summer

Catalog details

Corequisites
SCWK7762 and SCWK8800 (academic year)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.66 / 5 · Very Good
167 responses
Instructor rating
4.10 / 5 · Very Good
167 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Alexandra Miller4.04.43.94.24.04.04.23.8≤ 1 hr/week9 of 9
Fall 2025Aliese Lash4.04.53.34.34.54.34.74.710+ hrs/week4 of 6
Fall 2025Amy Saunders4.35.02.72.73.34.04.04.01–3 hrs/week3 of 4
Fall 2025Anne Hernandez4.34.03.84.04.04.04.34.3—5 of 10
Fall 2025Brian Gonsalves4.04.54.54.04.54.54.54.5≤ 1 hr/week2 of 5
Fall 2025Carrie Johnson3.64.34.03.84.24.04.34.0—5 of 5
Fall 2025Cecilia Jokisch Douglas4.34.33.74.34.03.04.75.0—3 of 3
Fall 2025Damen Kelton2.01.82.42.43.23.33.23.3≤ 1 hr/week6 of 10
Fall 2025Danielle Metzger3.05.04.04.03.02.54.03.5—2 of 4
Fall 2025Don Camelio3.04.54.54.03.04.04.54.01–3 hrs/week2 of 2
Fall 2025Erika Hamel4.04.84.03.84.04.04.54.010+ hrs/week4 of 5
Fall 2025Erin Mcsherry3.84.43.73.94.73.74.24.310+ hrs/week7 of 9
Fall 2025Felicia Rodney-Osbourne3.63.93.64.34.63.94.34.44–6 hrs/week8 of 11
Fall 2025Ginnelle Vasquez5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week1 of 2
Fall 2025Jennifer Roman-Martin1.03.01.01.02.01.01.03.04–6 hrs/week2 of 2
Fall 2025Jennifer Shaw4.24.03.84.03.04.05.04.6—5 of 7
Fall 2025Jonathan Baum3.43.72.93.33.63.13.74.010+ hrs/week7 of 9
Fall 2025Julia Macmahon3.34.74.04.34.34.54.54.31–3 hrs/week3 of 3
Fall 2025Kali Boston3.04.33.33.13.83.44.24.0—7 of 13
Fall 2025Kara Rendzia Williams3.74.53.84.04.34.34.84.34–6 hrs/week4 of 6
Fall 2025Karalyn Hardiman4.54.02.53.04.02.05.05.010+ hrs/week2 of 3
Fall 2025Karli Bresnahan3.03.84.04.24.04.03.84.01–3 hrs/week5 of 8
Fall 2025Kathryn Colthart3.54.04.04.54.53.04.54.5—2 of 7
Fall 2025Keavy Smith4.54.54.54.54.54.55.05.01–3 hrs/week2 of 6
Fall 2025Linda Doucette-Rosa4.04.24.54.04.44.04.74.0—6 of 10
Fall 2025Lisa Avanzato-Ushkurnis4.44.04.44.44.44.04.44.21–3 hrs/week5 of 6
Fall 2025Marie Mathieu2.54.02.53.04.02.03.5——2 of 3
Fall 2025Melissa Hallisey4.05.04.04.04.05.05.04.01–3 hrs/week1 of 2
Fall 2025Nicole Downing3.84.13.94.14.14.04.84.610+ hrs/week10 of 10
Fall 2025Pamela Weissman3.04.03.54.03.54.54.34.3—4 of 6
Fall 2025Patricia Birch2.82.42.42.82.43.03.02.8≤ 1 hr/week6 of 7
Fall 2025Sandee Tisdale3.63.93.84.14.43.64.44.07–9 hrs/week9 of 12
Fall 2025Sarah Hood4.64.84.64.84.84.44.44.41–3 hrs/week5 of 7
Fall 2025Sherry Ellis3.34.04.74.74.33.04.33.310+ hrs/week3 of 4
Fall 2025Stacy Kaplan3.84.44.44.23.63.64.03.4—5 of 5
Fall 2025Stephanie Saunders4.35.04.34.33.34.34.54.51–3 hrs/week3 of 4
Fall 2025Tatiana Schettini4.04.54.03.54.04.04.54.51–3 hrs/week2 of 7
Fall 2025Vannasang Pelletier Soukasavath4.04.53.84.33.83.53.84.01–3 hrs/week4 of 7
Fall 2025Ximena Soto4.55.04.54.54.54.54.54.010+ hrs/week2 of 4

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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