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Social Work is a special field for those who have a desire to help others.
In our program, we’ll teach you how to become a versatile, compassionate leader. Our small class sizes and highly trained faculty will help you with in-depth and informative coursework to develop strong communication skills that will help you guide others.
Upon graduation, you will have completed the first two years of coursework for transfer to a baccalaureate social work degree program. You will also have a great foundation to gain valuable real-world experience in this profession before continuing your educational pathway
Come join us. We’ll give you the tools you’ll need to help others succeed.
- Catalog Year
- 2022-2023
- Degree Type
- AA
- Field of Study
- Yes
- Available Online
- No
- Available Hybrid
- Yes
- TSI
- Complete
- Degree Plan
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Major Courses 16 Credits SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology* OR PSYC 2301 General Psychology*
SOCI 1306 Social Problems
SOCW 2361 Introduction to Social Work
SOCW 2362 Social Welfare as a Social Institution
SOCW 2389 Academic Cooperative
Select any number of elective hours needed to bring the total semester hours to no fewer than 60.
TJC Core Curriculum 44 Credits In addition to the Major Courses, the student is required to take 44 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum. These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill the major course requirement.
Major Courses: 16
TJC Core Curriculum: 44
Total Semester Hours: 60Recommended Course Sequence:
First Semester Credit Hours ENGL 1301 Composition I
3 EDUC 1300 Learning Framework***
3 MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods**
3 HIST 1301 United States History I
3 SOCI 1301 Introductory Sociology*
3 Second Semester Credit Hours ENGL 1302 Composition II OR
ENGL 23113 HIST 1302 United States History II OR
HIST 23013 XXXX x4xx Life and Physical Sciences Core
4 PSYC 2301 General Psychology*
3 SOCW 2361 Introduction to Social Work
3 Third Semester Credit Hours SPCH 1315 Public Speaking OR
SPCH 13213 xxxx x4xx Life and Physical Sciences Core
4 GOVT 2305 Federal Government
3 SOCI 1306 Social Problems 3 SOCW 2362 Social Welfare as a Social Institution 3 Fourth Semester Credit Hours GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3 SOCW 2389 Academic Cooperative
3 xxxx x3xx Lang., Philosophy, and Culture Core
3 xxxx x3xx Creative Arts Core
3 xxxx x1xx Elective
1 Total Semester Hours 60 Δ Classes chosen in major must be different from courses used for Core requirements.
*From the core choices, SOCI 1301 and PSYC 2301 are required for the Social Work Degree.
**PSYC 2389 – Academic Cooperative recommended