Austin Community College

FY 2000 Degree Plan

The Associate Degree program in Social Work is designed to prepare students for entry into the social service profession as a caseworker. In addition, it provides students with the first two years of college for transfer to a baccalaureate­granting institution.

Semester I

	SOCI	1301	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Sociology	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I OR
	HIST	2381	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2380	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History	3
	MATH	1332	2,4,6	Topics in Mathematics OR
+	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra1	3
+	PSYC	2301	2	Introduction to Psychology	3
				Natural Sciences8	3-4
					------- 18-19

Semester II

	SOCI			Sociology Elective2	3
	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II OR
	HIS	1643		U.S. History II - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIS	1663		U.S. History II - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History	3
	SOC	2743		Social Statistics	3
+	SOCW	2361		Introduction to Social Work3	3
				Natural Sciences8	3-4
					------- 18-19

Semester III

+	SOC	2653		Research Methods in Sociology5	3
+	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	SOCW	2362		Social Welfare As A Social Institution6	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language7	4-5
				Oral Communications4	3
					------- 16-17

Semester IV

+	SOC	2753		Social Services: Field Experience6	3
+	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language7	4-5
				Sociology Elective2	3
				Unrestricted Elective9	3
					------- 16-17
				TOTALS	------- 68-72

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ College Algebra (Math 1743) is recommended for students pursuing a four year degree.
² SOCI 1306, 2301, 2319, 2336, 2683, 2326.
³ Prerequisite: SOCI 1301, 1306
⁴ See Core Curriculum Speech section.
⁵ Prerequisite: SOCI 1301, 2301, 2743, MATH 1342. See the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum.
⁶ Prerequisite: SOCI 1301, 2301, SOCW 2361.
⁷ Foreign language hours must be in the same language. Spanish is srtongly recommended. Students may also choose to substitute the Humantities requirements of the Core Curriculum.
⁸ See the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum.
⁹ Students are encouraged to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts requirements of the Core Curriculum.