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Social Work and Community Studies A.A. Degree - Cal-GETC GE

This program map represents one possible path for completing this program. Please see a counselor to create an educational plan that is customized to meet your needs. This path is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:
2025-26
Total Units:
60-63

First Year

Semester 1

15-16 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
CSP 300 / SOC 380
Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
3
GE
Arts
3
Cal-GETC Area 3A
GE
ENGL C1000 * / ENGWR 488 H / ESLW 340
Academic Reading & Writing
3-4
Cal-GETC Area 1A
GE
Humanities
3
Cal-GETC Area 3B
Elec
INDIS 313 **
Freshman Seminar
3

*If you don\'t place directly in ENGL C1000 (check your eServices account), you will need to take ENGWR 80/ENGL C1000 combo course.


**INDIS 313 - Freshman Seminar is specifically designed for First Time in College students. This course is an advised required elective. If you\'re not a First Time in College student, this course can be any elective course numbered 100-499.

Semester 2

15-17 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
CSP 301 / SOC 382
Introduction to Casework in Social Services
3
ME
CSP 302 / SOC 375
Introduction to Community Building and Change Making
3
ME
CSP 305 * / SOC 385 *
Practicum in Sociology, Community Studies, and Community Health Work
2-4
GE
STAT C1000 ** / C1000H
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
4
Cal-GETC Area 2
GE
Critical Thinking & Composition
3
Cal-GETC Area 1B

*Must complete a minimum of 3 units of CSP 305 or SOC 385.


**If you don\'t place directly in STAT C1000(check your eServices account), you will need to take STAT 10/STAT C1000 combo course.

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
SOC 321 / 482 H
Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States
3
Cal-GETC Area 4
ME
*Major Elective
3
GE
Physical Science
3
Cal-GETC Area 5A
GE
Oral Communication
3
Cal-GETC Area 1C
Elec
**Elective
3

*Major Elective: (A minimum of 6 units from the following) - select one course this semester

ADMJ 304 - Juvenile Delinquency

ADMJ 340 - Introduction to Correctional Services

COMM 325 - Intercultural Communication

PSYC 370 or EDUC 300 - Human Development: A Life Span

PSYC 390 - Psychology of Death and Dying

PSYC 405 or ADMJ 303 - Substance Abuse: Effects on Body & Behavior

SOC 301 - Introduction to Social Problems

SOC 310 - Marriage & the Family

SOC 318 or ADMJ 349 - Introduction to Crime, Deviance & Social Control

SOC 335 or GERON 300 - Sociology of Aging

SOC 343 - Women & Social Action


 **Electives may include any courses numbered 100-499.

Semester 4

15 Units
CAT. COURSE TITLE UNIT GE Area
ME
*Major Elective
3
GE
Ethnic Studies
3
Cal-GETC Area 6
GE
**Social & Behavioral Sciences
3
Cal-GETC Area 4
GE
Biological Science
3
Cal-GETC Area 5B
GE
***Associate Lab Component
1
Cal-GETC Area 5C
Elec
****Elective
2

*Major Elective: (A minimum of 6 units from the following) - select one course this semester not already completed in previous semester

ADMJ 304 - Juvenile Delinquency

ADMJ 340 - Introduction to Correctional Services

COMM 325 - Intercultural Communication

PSYC 370 or EDUC 300 - Human Development: A Life Span

PSYC 390 - Psychology of Death and Dying

PSYC 405 or ADMJ 303 - Substance Abuse: Effects on Body & Behavior

SOC 301 - Introduction to Social Problems

SOC 310 - Marriage & the Family

SOC 318 or ADMJ 349 - Introduction to Crime, Deviance & Social Control

SOC 335 or GERON 300 - Sociology of Aging

SOC 343 - Women & Social Action


**This course must be a Cal-GETC Area 4 course from a discipline other than SOC.


***Cal-GETC Area 5C will not be required if a laboratory activity is included in 5A or 5B.


****Electives may include any courses numbered 100-499.

Legend

  • (H) - Honors
  • Elec - Elective
  • GE - General Education
  • Maj - Required Core
  • ME - Major Elective

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure that what is listed in the SCC Program Paths are accurate.  The courses, the course sequencing, and the programs are subject to change without notice by the administration of the Los Rios Community College District and Sacramento City College at the discretion of the district and Sacramento City College. Further, Sacramento City College reserves the right to amend any course or program.

PLEASE SEE AN SCC COUNSELOR.

AA/AS Requirements

Associate Degrees require the following:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 ("C" average). A minimum of 12 units must be completed within the Los Rios Community College District.
  2. Completion of each required course with a grade of "C" or better for a major offered at Sacramento City College. 
  3. Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). Areas 1 through 6 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Students with Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Credit (IB) test scores should notify their Counselor to learn more about how test scores may be used for credit.

Exception: Students who possess a bachelor\'s (BA/BS) or higher degree from a college or university accredited through a regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) are deemed to have satisfied both the general education and graduation competency requirements for an AA/AS degree. Degrees from accredited institutions outside of the US will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Placement Information

Check your eServices account under “Academic Records”  to determine your Math and English placements.

Published October 02, 2025

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