Social Work A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Social Work A.A. Degree

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking skills
Write clear, well-organized documents.
Communicate effectively in personal and professional situations.
Know how to locate, evaluate, and use information sources.
Understand basic math and scientific terms/concepts and procedures/processes.

General Education Requirements

Communication - 9 Credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 Credits *
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 Credits *
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits *
OR
other approved communication course

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 Credits

(at least one course in literature)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits *
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits *

History - 6 Credits

Natural Sciences - 8 Credits

Any approved Natural Sciences general education elective** 4 Credits
Any approved Natural Sciences general education elective** 4 Credits

Mathematics - 3 Credits

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits *

General Education Total - 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

SWRK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work 3 Credits
Social Work Elective OR SOCI 1040 - Social Problems 3 Credits
POLS 1030 - American Government 3 Credits *

Economics - 3 Credits

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence)

Electives**** - 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

Area of Emphasis Total - 20 Credits

Total - 61 Credits

Notes:

Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement. Students are encouraged to take an approved Ethics course, if applicable.
Students who intend to transfer to UoM should take LIT 2201 or LIT 2202 to fulfill this requirement. TSU also recommends a LIT sequence.
ETSU requires a BIOL sequence: 1010: Intro to Biology and1020 Diversity of Life or 1110/1120 General Biology I & TSU recommends BIOL 1010 c APSU accepts Math 1510 or Math 1530.
Students who intend to transfer to ETSU are required to take a Social Work elective. If not offered at a student’s school, such a course can be completed via the TN eCampus.
Students interested in transferring to TSU should take an Economics course. UM and UTC require an Anthropology course.
Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take BIOL 2010: Human Anatomy and Physiology I as an unspecified elective. Students who intend to transfer to APSU should take BIOL 2010 (Human Anatomy and Physiology) as one of their natural science electives.
For students planning on transferring to UTK you will need 1-year intermediate level sequence in a single foreign language. A total of 7 credit hours are unspecified, transferable electives are needed to complete the degree requirements.

Additional course requirements: The Tennessee Board of Regents requires that students either demonstrate the appropriate skill levels in math, reading, and/or writing before enrolling in college-level courses or enroll in appropriate co-requisite experiences with college-level courses to develop competency in those skills while performing college-level work. ACT/SAT scores, classic ACCUPLACER test scores, next-generation ACCUPLACER test scores, or other relevant information determine whether a student needs to enroll in co-requisite courses in math, reading, and/or writing (English).

* This course is part of the general education core.