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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook Program: Social Work, A.A./A.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Social Work, A.A./A.S.

Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Social Work (A.A., A.S.)

Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60

Program Requirements - Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.  Courses cannot be used more than once to satisfy program requirements.  A. A. degrees require Foreign Language sequence.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 16

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SWRK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics **** Credits: 3
2  General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement * Credits: 3
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credits: 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 15

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
POLS 1030 - American Government Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication OR COMM 2055 Argumentation and Debate Credits: 3
2  General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement * Credits: 3

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 16

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems OR Social Work elective ***** Credits: 3
1  General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3
2  General Education - Literature Requirement ** Credits: 3
4  General Education - Natural Sciences Requirement *** Credits: 4
Foreign Language Sequence I OR  Elective 3hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course) ******* Credits: 3

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 13

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics OR ECON 2200 Principles of Microeconomics OR ANTH 1130 Intro to Physical Anthropology OR ANTH 1230 Intro to Cultural Anthropology OR ANTH 1430 Intro Prehistoric Archaeology****** Credits: 3
1  General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3
4  General Education - Natural Sciences Requirement *** Credits: 4
Foreign Language Sequence II OR  Elective 3hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course) ******* Credits: 3

General Education Requirements (Only When Option Noted Above)

1History Requirement - Select from HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2310, HIST 2320.

2Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement - Select from ART 1035, ART 2000, ART 2020, ENGL 2160, ENGL 2860, HUM 1010, HUM 1020, MUS 1030, PHIL 1030, PHIL 1040, PHIL 2200, THEA 1030. Literature Options: ENGL 2055, ENGL 2130, ENGL 2235, ENGL 2310, ENGL 2320.

3Mathematics Requirement - Select from MATH 1010, MATH 1130, MATH 1530, MATH 1630, MATH 1710, MATH 1720, MATH 1730, MATH 1830, MATH 1910.

4Natural Sciences Requirement - Select from ASTR 1030, BIOL 1010, BIOL 1020, BIOL 1080 (must pair with non-biology course except for BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2020), BIOL 1110, BIOL 1120, BIOL 2010, BIOL 2020, CHEM 1110, CHEM 1120, ESCI 1010, ESCI 1020, PHYS 2010, PHYS 2020, PHYS 2110, PHYS 2120, PSCI 1030.

5Social/Behavioral Science Requirement - Select from ANTH 1230, ANTH 1430, COMM 1010, ECON 2100, ECON 2200, GEOG 2010, PHED 2120, POLS 1010, POLS 1030, POLS 2025, POLS 2035, PSYC 1030, PSYC 2130, SOCI 1010, SOCI 1040, SOCI 2010, WGST 2050.

Note(s):

*Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement. These courses include ART 1035, ART 2000, ART 2020, ENGL 2860, MUS 1030, or THEA 1030. 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: BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1020 OR BIOL 1110 and BIOL 1120.  TSU recommends any Biology sequence.

****APSU accepts MATH 1510 or MATH 1530.

*****Students interested in attending 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 attending TS are required to take an Economics.  Students interested in attending UoM or UTC are required to take an Anthropology.

*******Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take BIOL 2010 as an unspecified elective.  Students who intend to transfer to APSU should take BIOL 2010 as one of their natural science electives.

Check the website www.tntransferpathway.org to review Social Work A.A. or Social Work A.S. notes for required courses based on transfer university.  Students should meet with their assigned advisor to determine courses required for the university chosen.

Students and advisors should run a degree audit using Degree Works in ChargerNet each semester to confirm classes are applicable to the program of study.

For more information contact:
Thomas R. Moore at tmoore50@columbiastate.edu or 931.540.2775
Humanities and Social Sciences Division at HASS@columbistate.edu or 931.540.2780

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