Program Pathways
Human Services: Pre-Social Work Option - Formerly Social Work Option – Major #7633
Certificate of Achievement
2024 Fall Semester
This certificate of achievement is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a social service setting or with additional general education courses, to transfer as a junior to a baccalaureate degree program in Social Work. This program is for the person who has a strong desire to help people who traditionally have been underrepresented within the larger society and require interventions and assistance in increasing control of their personal destinies. These introductory courses will give the student a good fundamental working knowledge of the social services system.The certificate of achievement offers course work leading to a certificate of achievement in Human Services: Pre- Social Work Option. Students must take the required courses listed in the Core (see below), and select 12 units from the list of options.
Term 1
Units: 15.0
HS 20
Introduction to Social Welfare (Active)
3.0
Introduction to Aging Studies
3.0
HS 10 (same as SOC 10)
Introduction to Aging Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 10 (same as HS 10)
Introduction to Aging Studies (Active)
3.0
Computer Course
3.0
AT 10
Technical Computer Applications (Active)
3.0
BT 1
Computer Document Processing I (Historical)
3.0
CIT 12
Computer Literacy (Active)
3.0
CIT 15
Computer Concepts (Active)
3.0
Major Course
6.0
Select two courses from the following (12 units in total are required):
AFRAM 1
Introduction to African American Studies (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 2
African American Cultural Adaptation (Active)
3.0
AMIND 31
American Indian Culture (Active)
3.0
AMIND 34
The American Indian in Contemporary Society (Active)
3.0
ANTHRO 2
Cultural Anthropology (Active)
3.0
ASAMER 25
Asian American Social Issues (Active)
3.0
ASL 1
Beginning American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
CHDEV 5
Parent Education (Active)
3.0
CHDEV 30 Child and Family in a Diverse Community or SOC 31 The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach
3.0
CHDEV 30
Child and Family in a Diverse Community (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 31
The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach (Active)
3.0
Lifespan Development
3.0
CHDEV 38 (same as PSY 38)
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSY 38 (same as CHDEV 38)
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
Child Growth and Development
3.0
CHDEV 39 (same as PSY 39)
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSY 39 (same as PSY 39)
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
CLS 11
Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies (Active)
3.0
CLS 13
Politics and the Chicano-Latino Community (Active)
3.0
Communication
3.0
COMM 1
Introduction to Public Speaking (Active)
3.0
OR
COMM 4
Persuasion (Active)
3.0
OR
COMM 8
Group Communication (Active)
3.0
COMM 25 Argumentation or PHIL 6 Introduction to Logic
6.0
COMM 25
Argumentation (Active)
3.0
PHIL 6
Introduction to Logic (Active)
3.0
Economics
3.0
ECON 25
Introduction to Economics (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON 40
Introduction to Microeconomics (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON 50
Introduction to Macroeconomics (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Historical)
3.0
Nutrition
2.0-3.0
FN 35
Nutrition and Health (Historical)
3.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Historical)
2.0
OR
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Historical)
2.0
HMONG 1
Beginning Hmong (Historical)
5.0
Assertiveness Training
2.0
HS 25 (same as WSTS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
OR
WSTS 25 (same as HS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
HS 44
Drug Use: Physical and Psychological Effects (Active)
3.0
PHIL 1A Theories of Knowledge and Reality or PHIL 1C Ethics
3.0
PHIL 1A
Theories of Knowledge and Reality (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 1C
Ethics (Active)
3.0
SOC 1A
Introduction to Sociology (Active)
3.0
Sociology of Rape
3.0
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
3.0
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
SOC 32
Introduction to Marriage and Family (Active)
3.0
SPAN 1
Beginning Spanish (Historical)
5.0
WSTS 10
Changing Roles of Women (Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 15.0
HS 19A
Work Experience Education (Active)
3.0
HS 24
Fundamentals of Interviewing and Counseling (Active)
3.0
HS 30
Group and Community Social Services (Active)
3.0
Major Course
6.0
Select two of the following courses (12 units in total are required):
AFRAM 1
Introduction to African American Studies (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 2
African American Cultural Adaptation (Active)
3.0
AMIND 31
American Indian Culture (Active)
3.0
AMIND 34
The American Indian in Contemporary Society (Active)
3.0
ANTHRO 2
Cultural Anthropology (Active)
3.0
ASAMER 25
Asian American Social Issues (Active)
3.0
ASL 1
Beginning American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
CHDEV 5
Parent Education (Active)
3.0
CHDEV 30 Child and Family in a Diverse Community or SOC 31 The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach
3.0
CHDEV 30
Child and Family in a Diverse Community (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 31
The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach (Active)
3.0
Lifespan Development
3.0
CHDEV 38 (same as PSY 38)
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSY 38 (same as CHDEV 38)
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
Child Growth and Development
3.0
CHDEV 39 (same as PSY 39)
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSY 39 (same as PSY 39)
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
CLS 11
Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies (Active)
3.0
CLS 13
Politics and the Chicano-Latino Community (Active)
3.0
Communication
3.0
COMM 1
Introduction to Public Speaking (Active)
3.0
OR
COMM 4
Persuasion (Active)
3.0
OR
COMM 8
Group Communication (Active)
3.0
COMM 25 Argumentation or PHIL 6 Introduction to Logic
3.0
COMM 25
Argumentation (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 6
Introduction to Logic (Active)
3.0
Economics
3.0
ECON 25
Introduction to Economics (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON 40
Introduction to Microeconomics (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON 50
Introduction to Macroeconomics (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Historical)
3.0
Nutrition
2.0-3.0
FN 35
Nutrition and Health (Historical)
3.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Historical)
2.0
OR
WSTS 25 (same as HS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
HMONG 1
Beginning Hmong (Historical)
5.0
Assertiveness Training
2.0
HS 25 (same as WSTS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
OR
WSTS 25 (same as HS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
HS 44
Drug Use: Physical and Psychological Effects (Active)
3.0
PHIL 1A Theories of Knowledge and Reality or PHIL 1C Ethics
3.0
PHIL 1A
Theories of Knowledge and Reality (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 1C
Ethics (Active)
3.0
SOC 1A
Introduction to Sociology (Active)
3.0
Sociology of Rape
3.0
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
3.0
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
SOC 32
Introduction to Marriage and Family (Active)
3.0
SPAN 1
Beginning Spanish (Historical)
5.0
WSTS 10
Changing Roles of Women (Active)
3.0
Total: 30.0