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Social Work Associate of Arts
YEAR ONE
Overview
Social Workers help individuals and families cope with problems and serious conflicts such as homelessness or
inadequate housing, unemployment, lack of job skills, handicaps, substance abuse, child or spousal abuse, divorce,
etc. Through direct counseling, social workers help clients bring their concerns into the open and help them to
consider solutions or find resources.
College and Transfer Success
English Composition I
English Composition II
Introduction to Social Work
General Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Introduction to Sociology
College Level Mathematics
General Science or Lab Science
Recommend BIO 105
Lab Science
COL 101
ENG 101
ENG 102
SWK 101 Spring Only
PSY 101
PSY 225 Spring Only
SOC 101
MTH 108 or higher
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
4-5
Choose from transfer courses with prefix
BIO, CHM, ENV, GLG, PHY or SCI.
Two courses must come from two different
disciplines.
3-4
4
YEAR TWO
Total Credits 31-33
Social Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Lifespan Development
Social Problems
Intro. to American Government
Macroeconomics
History Elective
Humanities Elective
Humanities Elective
Transfer Elective
Recommend MTH 211
PSY 204 Fall only
PSY 295 Fall only
PSY 210 Spring only
SOC 102
PLS 101
ECO 201
Choose from HST 224, HST 226 or HST 229.
Choose from select courses with the prefix
ART, DRA, ENG 201 or higher, HST, HUM,
MUS, PHI. 2nd elective must come from
different discipline.
Electives from any transfer category.
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3-4
3-4
3-4
Total Credits 63-64
80
