# Social Work and Human Services (Associate in Arts for Transfer)

Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Social Work and Human Services

Source: https://butte.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/25398/28408/28428/28533/28534

**About the Program**

**Program Goal:** Transfer

**GE Pattern(s):** Cal-GETC

**Program Code:** 45652.00AA-T

Students completing Associate Degrees for Transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system. Please see the beginning of the “Academic Programs” section for details.

**Program Learning Outcome(s):**
Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1.  Professional Identity: Students will conduct themselves in a professional manner in their field service.
2.  Ethical Practice: Students will apply social work ethical principles to guide their professional practice.
3.  Critical Thinking: Students will employ critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
4.  Diversity and Difference: Students will actively participate in learning about and appreciating the various backgrounds, perspectives, and identities present within their community, actively seeking to understand and respect differences.
5.  Human Rights and Social Justice: Students will apply research informed practices to their field service.
6.  Research-Informed Practice: Students will engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
7.  Human Behavior Knowledge: Students will apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
8.  Policy Practice: Students will engage in field service to advance social and economic well-being for all clients and work to deliver effective social work services in all work settings.
9.  Practice Contexts: Students will respond to contexts that shape practice.
10.  Engagement, Assessment, Intervention, and Evaluation: Students will engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Core** | | 28-29 |
| SWHS 1 | Introduction to Social Work and Human Services | 3 |
| SWHS 2 | Social Work and Human Services Seminar/Field Experience | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI C1000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| **Select one:** | | 3-4 |
| BIOL 2 | Introduction to Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 20 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 21 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| **Select one:** | | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| **Select one:** | | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| **List A: Select two:** | | 6 |
| ANTH 4 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| CDEV C1000 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CDF 12 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| CMST 9 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| PSY 6 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 15 | Lifespan Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 4 | Modern Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 20 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 30 | Sociology of Inequality | 3 |
| **Total** | | **28-29** |