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
• Summer Session 2025 only–CSU General Education Breadth (CSU GE Breadth) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)² (49-58 units) (full certification is required)
• Beginning Fall Quarter 2025–California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)³ (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

Summer Session 2025 is the final term during which CSU GE Breadth and IGETC may be used. Please see a counselor for more information. Important Note: Although it is possible to fulfill the requirements for the Associate Degree for Transfer by completing the IGETC for UC pattern, admission to CSU requires completion of an Oral Communication course (IGETC Area 1C; CSU GE Area A-1); therefore, students who plan to transfer to CSU should complete this course as part of their GE or elective units.

³

Cal-GETC begins in Fall Quarter 2025. 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 10	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
or MATH 17	INTEGRATED STATISTICS II
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 1A	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	5
or ECON 1B	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
PSYC 1	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	5
or PSYC 1H	HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
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 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
or ENGL 1C	ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
or ENGL 1CH	HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
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
SOC 45	SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY
Total Units		42.5-60.5

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Both courses must be completed to fulfill the requirement.