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Social Work - Associate of Social Work

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Social Studies DepartmentAssociate of Social Work

The Associate Degree in Social Services is designed to prepare students for careers in social service or community health agencies as paraprofessionals.

general education

Area I: Communications

English Composition - Level 1

course Composition I (Core Requirement)

3-4

English Composition - Level 2

course Professional & Technical Communication (Core Requirement)

or course Writing in the Humanities and Social Science

3

Oral Communication

course Public Speaking

or course Communication

3

Area II: Mathematics

3

Area III: Laboratory Science

4

Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences

course Introduction to Psychology

and

course Introduction to Human Services and Social Work

6

Area V: Humanities

Choose any PHIL courses from Area V (Core Curriculum Requirement)

3

Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts

3

Area VII: Flexible (General Education Elective(s)

course Contemporary Social Problems

3

Institutional Requirements

1-3

course - Introduction to College Studies

or course First-Year Seminar

or course Honors First Year Seminar

core curriculum requirements

course Case Management

3

course Applied Psychology

or course Psychology of Adjustment

3

course Introduction to Sociology

3

course Sociology of Intimate Relationships and Family

3

course Ethics for Social Work and Huminites

3

course Women's Issues

3

course Social Justice and Community Engagement

3

electives to bring the total credits to 60

7-5

Choose from courses below

course Human Growth and Behavior

course Social Psychology

course Cultural Psychology

course Issues of Death and Dying

Total Hours

60