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Program course requirements are presented in sequence. Part-time students and others who cannot follow this sequence should check Course Descriptions to determine pre-requisites, and should consult their advisor regarding the order in which to take courses. Students should consult the catalog of the institution to which they expect to transfer and should select appropriate core requirement and elective courses in consultation with their advisor: Core Requirements of General Education.

At the conclusion of this program students will:

Obtain a comprehensive general education core background for transfer to a four-year program.
Have completed the first-two years toward obtaining a bachelor’s degree related to human and social services.

Associate of Arts
Human & Social
Services

This two-year (60 credit) emphasis is designed for students transferring to a four-year college or university to complete a degree in Social Work and Human & Social Services. This emphasis is specifically designed as a pathway into the University of Montana’s Bachelor of Social Work 2+2 program.

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Required Core - 60 Total Credits

First Year - Fall Semester (14) Credits
M/STAT	*Math Core Requirement (3)
WRIT 101 WRIT 101 - College Writing I This is an introductory writing course with emphasis on writing to a targeted audience. College Writing I prepares students for success in a wide variety of academic and vocational writing concerns. The writing process, formal voice, audience concerns, close reading strategies, effective styles and techniques, and the use of the computer as a writing tool are covered. Asserting and supporting a central claim and using MLA documentation and format are addressed. Pre-requisite: WRIT 095 Developmental Writing, WRIT 097 Reading, Reasoning, and Writing, or WRIT 100 Composing Mindfully: Reading, Reasoning, and Writing or appropriate placement on Accuplacer, ACT or SAT examination scores.	College Writing I (3)
PSYX 100 PSYX 100 - Introduction to Psychology This course is an introduction to the methods of study in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, including an overview of physiological aspects of behavior, sensation, perception, research methodology, statistics, learning principles, motivation, intelligence, cognition, abnormal behavior, personality, therapy, and social psychology.	Introduction to Psychology (3)
COLS 101 COLS 101 - Introduction to College Studies Introduction to College Studies is designed to help incoming students maximize the first year by getting comfortable on campus, connecting with the college, strengthening study skills, exploring career and transfer options, and starting to think of Miles Community College as home. It is a collaboration of services, programs, and people dedicated to assisting new students at MCC become successful and well-oriented members of our campus community.	Introduction to College Studies (2)
	*Humanities Core Requirement (3)

First Year - Spring Semester (15) Credits
	**Science Core Requirement & Lab (3,1)
WRIT 201 WRIT 201 - College Writing II This course provides experience in writing essays based on close readings of more demanding texts. Students will come to understand more fully the intellectual demands of an academic discourse community by preparing essays designed to meet more rigorous expectations. WRIT 201 is designed to prepare transfer students to succeed in their junior- and senior-level courses by exposing them to Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) documentation, critical thinking strategies, and logical construction of arguments. Students will complete developed essays that emphasize writing as a process of drafting and revising. Pre-requisite: WRIT 101.	College Writing II (3)
SOCI 101 SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology This course is a study of society and social interaction. Sociological methods, culture, socialization, social groups, social inequality, social institutions, collective behavior, and theories of social change are covered. Social theories are integrated with individual topics.	Introduction to Sociology (3)
LSCI 101 LSCI 101 - Introduction to Information Literacy This course follows the guidelines of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Competency Standards for High Education. According to ACRL, information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”	Introduction to Information Literacy (2)
	*Oral Communications Core Requirement (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester (16) Credits
	**Science Core Requirement & Lab (3,1)
ECNS 201 ECNS 201 - Principles of Microeconomics This course focuses on model building, production possibilities, frontiers, economic systems, and resource allocation. Market structures will be examined by comparing perfect competition to monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. Market power, labor, and public choice will be covered.	Principles of Microeconomics (3)
	*Humanities Core Requirement (3)
NASX 105 NASX 105 - Intro to Native American Studies This is a survey course to acquaint the student with Native American Studies by a general overview of Indian history, culture, philosophy, religious beliefs and contemporary issues.	Intro to Native American Studies (3)
SW 100 SW 100 - Introduction to Social Welfare Overview of human services, programs and problems in meeting social welfare needs, with emphasis on the complexity of social services and their historical development. Analysis of the value, attitudinal, economic and political factors that condition the provision of these services.	Introduction to Social Welfare (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester (15) Credits
	*Humanities Core Requirement (3)
PSCI 210 PSCI 210 - Introduction to American Government This course is a survey of the structure of our government and the political process. This course includes a study of political institutions, organizations, and public policy. Attention is given to historical forces, including the Constitution, that have shaped our government and politics. This course attempts to monitor some of the more important changing events and ideas that are affecting democracy here and abroad.	Introduction to American Government (3)
SW 200 SW 100 - Introduction to Social Work Practice Introduction to social work as a profession, including an examination of goals, guiding philosophy and basic assumptions. Emphasis on a generalist framework of social work practice and the development of beginning analytical and practice skills. Pre-requisite: SW 100	Introduction to Social Work Practice (3)
PSYX 230 PSYX 230 - Developmental Psychology This course is an introduction to the theories of human development across the lifespan, with an emphasis on developmental research methodology. Pre-requisite: PSYX 100.	Developmental Psychology (3)
	Internship and/or Electives (3)

Core Requirements List

NOTE: 3 credits of either Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science must meet the Cultural Diversity requirement.

*Suggested Humanities Core Requirement course: SPNS 101 Elementary Spanish I (fall only)

**Directed Science Core Requirement: must select either BIOB 101/102 Discover Biology & Lab (spring only) or BIOB 160/161 Principles of Living Systems & Lab (fall only) for one of the required sciences courses.