Associate in Arts for Transfer - Social Work and Human Services

The Associate in Arts in Social Work and Human Services for Transfer Degree is designed to prepare the student for transfer to four-year institutions of higher education and specifically intended to satisfy the lower division requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree in Social Work at a California State University. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this programs, students will be able to explain the qualities and characteristics of effective human service professionals that view clients as whole persons in the context of their family, culture, and community using a biopsychosocial perspective.

The Social Work and Human Services AA-T degree requires completion of the major and the CSU General Education (40 units) or IGETC (37-39 units) requirements.

All courses used to satisfy the major for the Associate in Arts degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Associate in Arts-Transfer Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR		UNITS
	SOC 140	Introduction to Social Work	3
	SOC 141	Field work in Social Work and Human Services	3
	SOC 101 or SOC 101H	Introduction to Sociology Honors Introduction to Sociology	3 or 3
	PSYCH 101 or PSYCH 101H	Introduction to Psychology Honors Introduction to Psychology	3 or 3
Placement is based on academic background or satisfactory completion of MATH 30 or 90.	MATH 136	Statistics	4
BIOL 120 and one of the following: CHEM 101 or 110 or 120	BIOL 115 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 121 or BIOL 122	Human Biology Human Anatomy Introduction to Physiology Introduction to Biology	4 or 5 or 4 or 4
	ECON 101 or ECON 102 or ECON 102H	Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics Honors Principles of Macroeconomics	3 or 3 or 3
	List A - Select two courses from the following (6 units)
	ADMJ 101	Introduction the the Administration of Justice	3
	ANTHR 102 or ANTHR 102H	Cultural Anthropology Honors Cultural Anthropology	3 or 3
Verification of current TB clearance	CHLDV 135	Child Growth and Development	3
	CHILDV 142	Child, Family and Community	3
	SPCH 108	Intercultural Communication	3
ENGL 101	ENGL 104	Critical Thinking and Argumentation	3
	HIST 117	United States History, 1550- 1877	3
	HIST 118 or HIST 118H	United States History, 1865-Present United States History, 1865-Present	3 or 3
PSYCH 101	PSYCH 115	Abnormal Psychology	3
	PSYCH 106	Developmental Psychology	3
	SOC 102	Social Crises of Today	3
	ETH S 121	Ethnic and Racial Minorities	3
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		29-30

Units for the major may be double counted for CSUGE or IGETC. Elective units to reach the 60-unit degree requirement must be CSU transferable.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2020	GCC Catalog 2020-2021
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.