1. You, as the student, will need to submit a completed and signed Agency Continuation or Employment Based (EBP) form (including an official job description)
    

2. CSU will review and approve form (1-7 business days)

   •  Once the EBP form is approved, the Placement Specialist reaches out to the site contact for required paperwork: 

     • Affiliation Agreement (AA) (if needed) 

     • Field Instructor Resume 

     • Field Instructor Application Form 

     • MSW Agency Field Acceptance Form

   • Once the Agency Continuation form is approved, the Placement Specialist reaches out to the site contact for required paperwork: 

     • Affiliation Agreement (AA) (if expiring) 

     • Field Acceptance Form 

     • Field Instructor Resume

     • Field Instructor Form 
        

3. If AA is needed, the review and approval process can take up to six months due to legal review*
    

4. Once the Field Instructor paperwork is submitted, CSU will approve within 2-3 weeks
    

5. Placement is confirmed as all paperwork and approvals have been finalized. Your Student Online Experience Advisor will reach out with updates after your placement has been confirmed
    

Submit documents to: fieldpaperwork@onlinelearning.csuohio.edu 

Questions? Contact: placement@onlinelearning.csuohio.edu
 

*Health systems, schools and government agencies tend to take longer

1. Students should submit their field practicum placement information via the Intake Form. If a student secures their field practicum placement after the intake form is submitted, please reach out to the Student Online Experience Advisor for next steps.
    

2. Once the field practicum placement is identified and the student provides the contact information to the Student Online Experience Advisor, our team will reach out to the field placement site, gather all the materials below and verify the Field Instructor meets our program requirements

   • Affiliation Agreement (agreement between the School of Social Work and the field practicum placement agency)

   • Field Instructor Resume 

   • Field Instructor Application 

   • Field Acceptance Form
      

3. The Affiliation Agreement review and approval process can take up to six months due to legal review*
    

4. Field placement is confirmed when all approvals and documents have been finalized, typically two to three weeks. The Student Online Experience Advisor will communicate this confirmation with students
   
    

Questions? Contact: placement@onlinelearning.csuohio.edu
 

*Health systems, schools and government agencies tend to take longer

1. Students will need to complete the intake form and include their resume
    

2. A Student Online Experience Advisor will begin to reach out to placement locations near you, within 125 miles from your location
    

3. When a placement opportunity is identified, a Student Online Experience Advisor will notify you to complete an application and/or schedule an interview

   •  Students are expected to follow through with the opportunity presented to them

   •  If a placement opportunity is offered and the student declines, the student is responsible for securing their own placement and meeting all required program deadlines
     
      

Questions? Contact: placement@onlinelearning.csuohio.edu
 

*Health systems, schools and government agencies tend to take longer