Research Practicum Request
Return approved forms to the SSW Registrar’s Office for registration. CRN_____
The Research Practicum is a two credit, research elective option. The Research Practicum counts as one course toward the
Research Sequence Electives.
Practicum learning centers on participation in an ongoing research project developed and led by a Smith College SSW
resident faculty member. The practicum is a faculty designed and mentored project; it is not an independent project
designed by the student. The research practicum requires at least 64 hours of work for credit, with the different tasks and
their weighting for grading determined by the faculty advisor and specified on this form.
If approved, students will be registered for the 2-credit practicum during the Winter (Field) Term. The deadline to drop the
Research Practicum without penalty (removed from transcript completely) is October 31
st
. After October 31
st
and until
February 28
th
students who drop will receive a W on their transcript. After February 28
th
, students are grade liable for the
course.
*Deadline to submit Faculty Approved form to the Research Sequence Chair is the end of Week 8 of Summer*
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Student Name 99 Number Email
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Research Project Year
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Research Project Advising Faculty Email
Please attach objectives & grading criteria.
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Student Signature Date
Signatures below indicate approval:
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Advising Faculty Signature Date
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Research Chair Signature Date
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Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Signature Date
Denied by:_________________________________________________________________________________
Reason:___________________________________________________________________________________
