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Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway Associate of Science Degree

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

The Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Science degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Social Work bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities*.  The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field. 

*Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.

Award Outcomes

Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of humans and their environment, genetics, and evolution

Interpret and analyze data and sample populations

Examine and analyze the complexity of the structures and dynamics of society

Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of psychology, as well as the ethical issues involved in the student of behavior and mental processes

Demonstrate an understanding of physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in infancy, early childhood, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, midlife, and late adulthood

Articulate an understanding how diversity and difference characterize and shape the human experience

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social welfare as a global social institution linked to the workings of other institutions and shaped by the intersection of politics, economics, social circumstances and value systems which impact different people in different ways

Demonstrate professional skills in an experiential learning-based social services setting

Demonstrate knowledge of the values and history of the social work profession at an introductory level

 

Career Opportunities

Social work is an appropriate background for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, with a focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Social workers have varied career paths and often work in settings such as hospitals, schools, outpatient and inpatient mental health facilities, education and substance abuse programs. Career titles may include Child, Family, and School Social Workers; College Social Work Teachers; Health Care Social Workers; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers; Probation Officers; and Correctional Treatment Specialists.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 10 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
HSER1100Introduction to Social Work

3

HSER1110Human Service Skills

3

HSER2110Field Seminar

1

HSER2150Field Experience

3

General Education Required 41 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BIOL1100Nutrition and Health

3

BIOL1400Human Biology

4

ENGL1080Professional Writing

3

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

 

BIOL1000Biology in Society

4

or

BIOL1300Introduction to Forensic Science

3

or

CHEM1000Introduction to Chemistry

4

or

PHYS1005Introductory Physics I

3

 

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

PHIL1200Ethics

3

POLI1000Introduction to American Government and Politics

3

PSYC1000General Psychology

3

PSYC1200Psychology Throughout the Lifespan

3

SOCI1100Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI1400Race in America

3

General Education Elective 9 Credits

Recommended:

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ARTS1005Art and Social Justice

3

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

ENGL1200Introduction to Humanities

3

PHIL1100Critical Thinking for College Success

3

PHIL1500World Religions

3

PSYC1300Abnormal Psychology

3

SOCI1200Marriage and Family

3

SOCI1500Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOCI2400Juvenile Justice

3

Technical Studies Elective 0 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Total Associate of Science Degree Credits 60

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Semester Sequence

Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
HSER1100Introduction to Social Work

3

BIOL1100Nutrition and Health

3

ENGL1080Professional Writing

3

PHIL1200Ethics

3

SOCI1100Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credits  15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BIOL1400Human Biology

4

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

POLI1000Introduction to American Government and Politics

3

PSYC1000General Psychology

3

 

General Education Electives

3

Total Credits  16

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
HSER1110Human Service Skills

3

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

SOCI1400Race in America

3

 

General Education Electives

3

Total Credits  16

Forth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
HSER2110Field Seminar

1

HSER2150Field Experience

3

 

BIOL1000Biology in Society

4

or

BIOL1300Introduction to Forensic Science

3

or

CHEM1000Introduction to Chemistry

4

or

PHYS1005Introductory Physics I

3

 

PSYC1200Psychology Throughout the Lifespan

3

 

General Education Electives

3

Total Credits  13

General Education Electives

A complete list of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Recommended:

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ARTS1005Art and Social Justice

3

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

ENGL1200Introduction to Humanities

3

PHIL1100Critical Thinking for College Success

3

PHIL1500World Religions

3

PSYC1300Abnormal Psychology

3

SOCI1200Marriage and Family

3

SOCI1500Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOCI2400Juvenile Justice

3

Choose a Total of:  9 Credits

Graduation (60 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.

 

8/15/2024 : BP BTSW / EP ETSW