Program Description

The Associate in Arts in Social Work and Human Services for Transfer degree is intended for students who plan to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree in Social Work and majors in a related discipline at a CSU campus. Students completing this program are guaranteed admission to the CSU system but not necessarily to a particular campus or major of choice. Students should consult with a counselor for more information on admission to specific universities and their transfer requirements as individual schools may require different or additional coursework to that listed for the Associate in Arts in Social Work and Human Services for Transfer degree.

Learn more about the program on the Sociology website.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Students will be prepared for entry level positions in the field of social work.
• Students will be able to analyze the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in social work.
• Students will be able to identify and implement industry-recognized effective practices for human service delivery in culturally-relevant and culturally sustaining ways.
• Students will be able to view the client as a whole person in the context of family, culture, and community in assessing the client's strengths and needs.
• Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of public and private entities that deliver human services locally and statewide.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the qualities and characteristics of effective human service professionals.
• Students will be able to critically analyze societal factors that create and contribute to social service needs.
• Students will be prepared for university transfer in the majors of Social Work or Human Services.

Units Required

• Major: 42.5-60.5

Associate Degree Requirements

Associate in Arts in Social Work and Human Services for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units, including:

• Core and support courses for the major (42.5-60.5 units)¹
• California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)² (45 units) (full certification is required)
• Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement

¹

Some units from the core and support courses may be used to satisfy the GE requirement. Please see a counselor for more information.

²

Cal-GETC began in Fall Quarter 2025. Students with catalog rights for Summer Session 2025 and previous catalog years may be able to use IGETC or CSU GE Breadth. Please see a counselor for more information.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Core and Support Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
SOC 1	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	5
or SOC 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	5
or PSYC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
or MATH 17	INTEGRATED STATISTICS II
or STAT C1000	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
SOC 11	SOCIAL WORK & HUMAN SERVICES	5
SOC 50A	SOCIAL WORK/HUMAN SERVICES SEMINAR	1.5
SOC 50B	SOCIAL WORK/HUMAN SERVICES FIELDWORK	3
BIOL 14	HUMAN BIOLOGY	5-15
or BIOL 40A & BIOL 40B & BIOL 40C	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY III
ECON C2001	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	5
or ECON C2002	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PSYC C1000	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	5
or PSYC C1000H	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY - HONORS
Support Courses
List A
Select two courses from List A:		8-16
ANTH 2A	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
or ANTH 2AH	HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
CHLD 1 & CHLD 2	CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD and CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE 1
CHLD 8	CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY
COMM 12	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
ENGL C1001	CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING
or ENGL C1001H	CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING - HONORS
or ENGL C1003	CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING THROUGH LITERATURE
or ENGL C1003H	CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING THROUGH LITERATURE - HONORS
HIST 17A & HIST 17B	HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1815 and HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 1914 1
HIST 17B & HIST 17C	HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 1914 and HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1914 TO THE PRESENT 1
HLTH 23	DRUGS, HEALTH & SOCIETY
PSYC 25	PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENTS
PSYC 40	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 20	MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 23	RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS
Total Units		42.5-60.5

¹

Both courses must be completed to fulfill the requirement.