The Purpose of Social Work Education at UNCP: The Social Work Program's primary responsibility is to prepare students for entry level professional practice in social work.  The process leading to the completion of the degree is extremely complex.  Providing an academic assessment of a student's progress is only one part of this multi-dimensional process.  For admissions to the Social Work Program, students are screened for both academic and nonacademic potential.

The Process of Probation, Suspension or Removal from the Social Work Program:  When a student receives notification of probation, suspension or removal from the Program Director, the student is given an opportunity to appeal the decision. Four categories for removal exist: a) Classroom and program policies including but not limited to failure to maintain the: minimum GPA, prerequisiste requirements, attendance requirements, repeating courses requirements; b) violations of The NASW Code of Ethics [http://www.ssc.msu.edu/~sw/ethics/nasweth.html], c) violations of the UNCP Student Honor Code [http://www.uncp.edu/sw/student_code.html]; and d) CASW Code of Ethics

The Purpose of the Appeals Committee: The Advisory Board of the Social Work Program includes a permanent Appeals Committee.  The primary function of this committee is twofold: a) to assess the student's potential as an entry level professional, b) to recommend appropriate action to the Director of the Social Work Program regarding retention of a student.  The Committee's responsibilities are to assess the nonacademic aspects of student development. Members of the Appeals Committee cannot be authorized to provide academic guidance. Grades and assessment of academic potential are in the purview of the Social Work Faculty and include a different set of policies.

Process of the Committee's Tasks: When a student faces probation/suspension/expulsion, he/she is informed by letter sent by registered mail.  A copy of the letter is sent to the UNCP Registrar and to the Appeals Committee Chairperson.  Upon receiving notification, the student has ten (10) days to file a formal request to the Chair of the Appeals Committee.  The term "file" means that the student must have the formal request in the hands of the Committee Chair no later than the tenth day from the date the notification was received.  When the student contacts the Chair for an appeal, the Chair organizes a meeting where the student has a face-to-face meeting with the Committee members. After meeting with the student, the Committee has three working days to make a recommendation to the Program Director. When the Committee recommends that a student  be denied readmission or conditional readmission, the student is notified in writing with copies sent to the Director of the Social Work Program and the UNCP Registrar.