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Office of University Relations
5400 Ramsey Street • Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1498
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 27, 2011
PAM MCEVOY
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
FAYETTEVILLE, NC— Methodist University has been named a participating partner of
the North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative. Methodist University is the first private
university to be admitted. The Child Welfare Course is designed to provide practice knowledge and skills
for students preparing for positions in public Child Welfare and other child serving organizations.
Students who have been admitted to the Social Work major are eligible to take the course and
apply as a Child Welfare Scholar for the Collaborative funding. Students are eligible for all aspects of
Child Welfare employment after the course and a field Internship in Child Welfare. BSW students
planning to do their four hundred (400) hour field Internship in a Public Child Welfare field placement in
a North Carolina County Department of Social Services must complete the course and receive a minimum
grade of “B”. Additionally, Field Internship in a Public Child Welfare Agency (NCDSS) requires a GPA
of 2.5 overall and a 3.0 in the major.
Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,400
students from 41 states and 53 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and concentrations,
three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For additional information,
please call (910) 630-7043. Or pmcevoy@methodist.edu.
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