The Office of Practicum Education utilizes the Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) system for student and agency matching. Students can spectify agency preferences within IPT via the process below. 

Sorting agency list

• Click on the “Agency List” tab at the top of your IPT page.
• Click on the “Sort” link on the upper left.”

Sorting agency list by city

If your primary objective is to find a placement site near your residence, sort the agency list as follows:

• Once you click on the ‘Sort’ link as shown in step 2, change the sort boxes to the following options and click on “Do Sort”:

• This will sort all of the agencies alphabetically by the city they are located in, and each agency located in that city would then by how they are classified in our database.

Sorting agency list by primary classification

If your primary objective is to find an agency within your concentration area (which would be the case for most MSW Advanced year students), then you should sort the agency list as follows:

• Once you click on the ‘Sort’ link as shown in step 2, change the sort boxes to the following options and click on “Do Sort”

• This will sort the agencies alphabetically by classification starting with “Aging/Gerontology” on the first page and ending with “Substance Use” on the last page. Each classification will then be sorted by city so you can choose the cities within your interest area that are closest to where you live.

Adding an agency to your agency preference list in IPT

1. To add an agency to your Student Profile page as one of your agency preferences (they can’t be typed in), select an agency from the ‘Agency List’ and then scroll to the bottom of their Agency Detail page and click on the “Add Preference” link on the bottom left.  This will add it to your IPT page.