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Social Work Assistant

Social Work Assistant Curriculum Outline

Diploma Program (Major Code: SW12)
Credit Required for Graduation: 56 semester credit hours
Credits
General Core 11
   EMPL 1000 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development 2
   ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I 3
   MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 3
  OR    
   MATH 1013 Algebraic Concepts 3
  OR    
   MATH 1015 Geometry and Trigonometry 3
   PSYC 1010 Basic Psychology 3
 
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   COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
   SOCW 2000 Introduction to Social Work 3
   SOCW 2010 Introduction to Case Management 3
   SOCW 2020 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 3
   SOCW 2030 Interviewing Techniques with Individuals 3
   SOCW 2040 Behavioral Health and Community Services 3
   SOCW 2050 Group Work Intervention 3
   SOCW 2060 Child and Adolescent Behaviors and Interventions 3
   SOCW 2070 Social Policies and Programs for the Aging 3
   SOCW 2080 Social Work Field Practicum I 6
   SOCW 2090 Social Work Field Practicum II 6
   SOCW 2120 Multicultural Issues 3
   SOCW 2130 Social Welfare and Community Services 3

Social Work Assistant Curriculum Outline

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program (Major Code: SW23)
Credit Required for Graduation: 63 semester credit hours
Credits
General Education 15
Area I: Language Arts and Communications 3
   ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences 6
   PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology 3
   SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology 3
Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
   MATH 1100 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning 3
   MATH 1111 College Algebra 3
Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
   ARTS 1101 Art Appreciation 3
   ENGL 2130 American Literature 3
   ENGL 2310 English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 3
   HUMN 1101 Introduction to Humanities 3
   MUSC 1101 Music Appreciation 3
 
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   COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
   SOCW 2000 Introduction to Social Work 3
   SOCW 2010 Introduction to Case Management 3
   SOCW 2020 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 3
   SOCW 2030 Interviewing Techniques with Individuals 3
   SOCW 2040 Behavioral Health and Community Services 3
   SOCW 2050 Group Work Intervention 3
   SOCW 2060 Child and Adolescent Behaviors and Interventions 3
   SOCW 2070 Social Policies and Programs for the Aging 3
   SOCW 2080 Social Work Field Practicum I 6
   SOCW 2090 Social Work Field Practicum II 6
   SOCW 2120 Multicultural Issues 3
   SOCW 2130 Social Welfare and Community Services 3
 
Electives 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
   CRJU 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
   CRJU 1030 Corrections 3
   CRJU 2060 Criminology 3
   CRJU 2070 Juvenile Justice 3
   ECCE 2202 Social Issues and Family Involvement 3
   ECON 2105 Macroeconomics 3
   ECON 2106 Microeconomics 3
   HRTM 1130 Business Etiquette and Communication 3
   MATH 1127 Introduction to Statistics 3
   MGMT 1100 Principles of Management 3
   MGMT 1115 Leadership 3
   PARA 1100 Introduction to Law and Ethics 3
   SOCW #### (Any Course)
   SPCH 1101 Public Speaking 3

Direct Support Professional Curriculum Outline

Technical Certificate of Credit (Major Code: DS11)
Credit Required for Graduation: 12 semester credit hours
Credits
Technical Certificate 12
   DRSP 1100 Facilitating Access to Community Living 8
   DRSP 1130 Direct Support Professional Practicum 4