Social Work
Effective Fall 2025 		Social Work ATF

Common Pathway: AA   SR   Students seeking to enroll in the ASU-Tucson Component should refer to the ASU-Downtown information.
Arizona General Education Curriculum   AGEC-A

University degrees listed on the matrix must include the lower division courses listed in the Common Course Matrix below.

Shared Majors: A shared major is a university degree program that has similar academic preparation to one or more degree programs at other Arizona public universities.
Institution Degree Major
ASU BSW Social Work   Downtown Phoenix, West and Tucson Campuses  
NAU BSW Social Work   Flagstaff, Yuma and Online  

Common Courses   The courses listed below are recommended to students who plan to transfer to a university.
* Human Biology Intro to Philosophy or Ethics Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Social Work Macroeconomics Social Svs Delivery System Statistics
ASU BIO 156, BIO 160 or BIO 201 or any course that satisfies [SG] requirements PHI 101 or PHI 105 or SWU 183   PSY 101 or SOC 101 SWU 171 ECN 211 or SWU 181 SWU 291 **** PSY 230 or SWU 321 **
NAU BIO 201 & BIO 201L or any Human BIO course *** PHI 101 or PHI 105 ***** PSY 101   SW 220 ECO 285 SW Dept Elective **** STA 270 or PSY 230 **
AWC AWC BIO 160 PHI 101 or PHI 105 PSY 101 SOC 250 ECN 240 NA MAT 270 or QBA 211
CAC BIO 201 PHI 101 or PHI 105 PSY 101 SWU 171 ECN 201 NA PSY 230
Cochise BIO 201 or BIO 160 ******* PHI 111 or PHI 130 PSY 101 NA ECN 201 NA PSY 250 or BUS 219 or PSY 290 or MAT 167
CCC BIO 201 or BIO 160 ******* PHI 101 or PHI 105 PSY 101 SOC 220 ECN 204 NA MAT 160 or BUS 232 or PSY 230
Dine BIO 201 HUM 221 or SWO 250 PSY 111 SWO 211 * ECO 200 NA MTH 213
EAC BIO 201 SSE 184 PSY 101 SSE 110 BUA 221 NA MAT 160 or PSY 220
MCCCD BIO 201 or BIO160 or BIO156 PHI 101 or PHI 102 or PHI 105 or SWU 183   PSY 101 or SOC 101 SWU 171 ECN 211 or SWU 181 SWU 291 **** MAT 206 or PSY 230 or GBS 221 or SWU 225
Mohave BIO 201 PHI 101 or PHI 151 PSY 101 NA BUS 207 NA PSY 235 or MAT 211
NPC BIO 201 PHL 101 or PHL 105 PSY 101 BHS 168 ECN 211   NA MAT 160 or BUS 201
Pima BIO 201IN or BIO 156IN or BIO 160IN ******* PHI 101 or PHI 130 or SSE 184   PSY 101 or SOC 101 SSE 110 ECN 202 or ECN 150 SSE 281 **** MAT 167 or BUS 205 or PSY 230
TOCC BIO 160N   PHI 101 PSY 101   SWU 171   ECN 202 SWU 291 *****   BUS 205 or MAT 225  
Yavapai BIO 201 or BIO 156 or BIO160 PHI 101 or PHI 105 PSY 101 SOC 220 ECN 235 NA PSY 230 or SOC 230


Course Notes
* ASU - SWO211 has no direct equivalent at ASU. Students may have to take the required university course upon transfer.
** ASU, NAU, and UArizona - There are various statistics courses that could count toward the degree. Please consult your advisor to determine which is best for you.
*** Other human biology courses may satisfy degree requirement. Please consult your advisor for options.
**** Must include forty (40) hours of volunteer experience in a human service agency.
***** NAU - These courses are not required or recommended for NAU's listed degree; however, if one is completed, it will be accepted and applied to the degree.
******* ASU - BIO160 is not a direct equivalent at ASU, but will meet Human Anatomy Requirements for the Social Work Program.

See the Degrees and Pathways list for information about language proficiency requirements associated with these majors, and to learn about other majors offered by the Arizona public universities.

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