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University Parallel, A.S. - Social Work (TTP)

For more information, contact the Social Science and Education division at 615-230-3231 or ssed@volstate.edu.

This pathway focuses study on skills useful for work in fields of public service (community case management, substance abuse counseling, etc.), such as counseling, technology, writing and communications, client assessment, and community organizing.  With an A.S. degree, positions with social service agencies and non-profit organizations are available.  One can apply, with professional certification, for entry-level, assistant social worker positions in case management or counseling care teams. This degree can act as a springboard into bachelor’s degrees in social work. 

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit, Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution.  Note:  Due to the transferability to a four-year institution, there are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.  

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/graduation/exit-exams.

CIP Code: (16) 24.0101.01

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

  • COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

  • OR  COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking  Credits: (3)

  • ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
  • ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Must include at least one Literature course) Credits: (9) 1
  • History  Credits: (6)
  • MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3) 3
  • PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
  • SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
  • Natural Sciences  Credits: (8) 2,5

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

  • GEOG 1012 - ^Cultural Geography Credits: (3)

  • OR  ECON 2100 - ^Principles of Macroeconomics  Credits: (3)
    OR      ECON 2200 - ^Principles of Microeconomics  Credits: (3) 4

  • POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
  • SOCI 1040 - ^Social Problems Credits: (3)
  • SWRK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: (3)
  • University Parallel (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (7) 5

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Footnotes

  1. Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement. Students are encouraged to take an approved Ethics course, if applicable.
  2. ETSU requires a BIOL sequence: 1010: Intro to Biology and 1020 Diversity of Life or 1110/1120 General Biology I & II. TSU recommends any Biology sequence.
  3. APSU accepts MATH 1510 or MATH 1530.
  4. Students interested in attending TSU are required to take an Economics course.
  5. Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take BIOL 2010: Human Anatomy and Physiology I as an unspecified elective. Students who intend to transfer to APSU should take BIOL 2010 (Human Anatomy and Physiology) as one of their natural science electives.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, prerequisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

  • COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

  • OR  COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking  Credits: (3)

  • ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
  • SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
  • SWRK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

  • ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
  • MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3) 3
  • POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
  • SOCI 1040 - ^Social Problems Credits: (3)
  • Natural Sciences  Credits: (4) 2,5

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

  • PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Literature - See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) 1
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Natural Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4) 2,5
  • University Parallel (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (3) 5

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (13)

  • GEOG 1012 - ^Cultural Geography Credits: (3)

  • OR ECON 2100 - ^Principles of Macroeconomics  Credits: (3)
    OR      ECON 2200 - ^Principles of Microeconomics  Credits: (3) 4

  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) 1
  • University Parallel Elective (Any Non-Asterisk Cours) Credits: (4) 5
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)