Social Work Transfer Program Schedule Guide, A.A.

Department: Human Services

Total Credit Hours: 64 credits

Occupational Outlook

Salary Outlook

In the state of Missouri, employees working in social work earn an average of $47,980 per year.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings increase significantly as a worker’s degree of education rises.

Social Work Careers

SCC students in the Social Work Transfer Program are employed in a broad range of careers including, but not limited to: social and human service assistant, health educators and community health workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, rehabilitation counselors, school and career counselors, social and community service managers and more.

Suggested Schedule Planning

Course	Title	Credits
Italicized courses are recommended to be taken for elective credits.
First Semester (16-18 credits)
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
MAT 155, MAT158 or higher	Contemporary College Math, College Algebra or higher	4-6
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
HMS 100	Introduction to Human Services	3
POL 101	American Government	3
Second Semester (15-16 credits)
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
	Humanities and Fine Arts**	3-4
ECO 100 or ECO 110	Survey Economics or Principles of Macroeconomics	3
CPT 103 or CPT 115	Microcomputer Applications or Introduction to Data Processing	3
HMS 101	Human Services: Theories and Skills	3
Third Semester (15-17 credits)
	Natural Science***	3-4
	Humanities and Fine Arts**	3-4
COM 101	Oral Communication	3
HMS 102	Human Services: Policy and Politics	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Fourth Semester (16-17 credits)
	Natural Science with Lab	4
	Humanities and Fine Arts**	3-4
	Course(s) in major for transfer institution+	6
	General Education Course(s)	3
Total Hours Required For Graduation: 64 credits (This must include a minimum of 42 credit hours of General Education Courses.)

+ Many schools accept HMS 100, 101 and 102 (all 3 classes need to be taken at SCC) as part of the Two + Two Transfer Agreements.

Per College policy Individual students may be required to take COL 101.

* Social and Behavioral Sciences: Complete one Civics Course (HIS 101, HIS 102 or POL 101) and a minimum of 6 additonal credits from at least 2 disciplines.

** Humanities and Fine Arts: Complete nine credit hours from at least 2 disciplines.

*** Natural Sciences: Complete a minimum of 7 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines, including one course with a lab component.

Check with transfer institution for foreign language requirement.  A Bachelor of Arts Degree may require 3 semesters of the same foreign language.  A Bachelor of Science does not usually require foreign language.

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