Human Services AS, Pre-Social Work Option

Program Description

Find more than a job - find your calling in the Social Work profession! Set an academic goal of earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in generalist social work practice and enjoy the broad and flexible array of career options local to global. Articulation agreements between universities provide a seamless transition toward a baccalaureate degree or master’s degree, which can be earned in five years in the greater Tulsa area. Students gain 21 credit hours of specialization in Human Services while earning the associate degree.

Semester plan available through faculty advisement. Students are strongly encouraged to seek faculty advisement to ensure they are completing the correct option for their academic goals and intended course of study beyond the associate degree. See Human Services General Information for more information.

For More Information Contact:
School of Liberal Arts & Communication
Metro Campus: (918) 595-7064

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to:

Apply human services ethical principles to the field of social work.
Explain the role of diversity in determining and meeting needs of at-risk individuals in social work.
Explain attitudes, skills, and knowledge necessary for beginning competence in human service intervention through social work.
Document the practice of professional skills in the social work field.

Careers

Search careers in Human Services at TCC Career Explorer and visit TCC Career Services to learn more about our free career planning and job preparation services.

Student Organizations

Human Services majors benefit from participation in the Behavioral Sciences Association (BSA), Campus Civitan, or Total Addiction Counseling & Knowledge from Life Experiences (TACKLE). For more information, speak to Human Services faculty or stop by the Student Life office on campus.

Degree Requirements

View a semester-by-semester course plan of study and information on transferring this degree to other colleges and universities on the Human Services Pre-Social Work Option Degree Map.

General Education Requirements Credit Hours 37

Communication 9 hours

History and Political Science 6 hours

POLS 1113 - American Federal Government
and select one course from the following:
HIST 1483 - U.S. History 1492 to the Civil War Era
HIST 1493 - U.S. History - Civil War Era to the Present

Humanities 6 hours

GEOG 1043 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (S,I,H)
and select one course from the following:
HUMN 2113 - Humanities I: Prehistory through the Middle Ages (H)
HUMN 2223 - Humanities II: Renaissance to the Early 20th Century (H)

Mathematics 3 hours

MATH 1473 - Quantitative Reasoning (A) or higher level General Education Math

Psychology 3 hours

PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology (S)

Science 7 hours

Sociology 3 hours

SOCI 1113 - Introduction to Sociology (S)

Specialized Course Requirements Credit Hours: 27

Human Services 15 hours

Controlled Electives 12 hours

Select one course from the following that will transfer to the college/university you plan to attend.

MATH 2193 - Elementary Statistics
PSYC 2223 - Behavioral Statistics (May be taken as SOCI 2223 )
and select three (3) courses from the following:
CSCI 1203 - Computer Concepts and Applications
HSVC 1313 - Chemical Dependency and Treatment
HSVC 2073 - Issues in Human Services
PSYC 2153 - Crisis Intervention and Experience (S) (May be taken as SOCI 2153 )
Other HSVC electives may be allowed. See HSVC faculty advisors.

Total Credit Hours: 64

Students must earn a “C” or better in HSVC courses to progress to advanced courses in the program, or gain permission of instructor or dean.
To receive an A.A. or A.S. degree, students must demonstrate computer proficiency.

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