Social Science AS: Human Services Pathway

PURPOSE: The social sciences are concerned with the study of human society and emphasize the role of analysis, experimentation, and the scientific method. The chief academic disciplines of the social sciences are anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. The Social Sciences AS degree is designed for those who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences. The curricula consist of courses in general education (including foreign language, natural science, and social science) typically required in the first two years of a baccalaureate curriculum in the social sciences.

Students from the Social Science AS degree transfer into a wide variety of majors at senior institutions including, but not limited to, the following: anthropology, pre-law, history, social work, economics,government/political science, mass communications, sociology, psychology, speech-language pathology, education/Deaf studies, and ASL: interpretation/linguistics.

The Social Sciences AS degree lays the foundation for a bachelor of science degree in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. The program includes one year of coursework in the same foreign language. The Social Sciences program is designed to provide transfer paths that will match the requirements of senior institutions (four-year colleges and universities); however, senior institutions differ in their requirements, so students are strongly urged to work with their assigned advisor and to acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department in the college or university to which they plan to transfer.

CREDENTIALS: An Associate of Science (AS) degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: This program is designed for transfer. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet SVCC admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to prepare for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@southside.edu for assistance. Because transfer requirements will vary based upon the intended transfer institution, students must meet with their faculty advisor to develop a schedule that best suits their goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to:

Degree graduates will employ appropriate techniques from the different Social Sciences to analyze past and present human behavior and relate them to wider societal structures.
Degree graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the different Social Sciences, and how these disciplines help students analyze human societies and our place within them from multiple theoretical perspectives.

Contact For More Information:

Tonia Talbott tonia.talbott@southside.edu

Your Next Step

Required Courses

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit(s)
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credit(s)
MTH Approved Transfer Course² 3 credit(s)
HMS 100 - Introduction To Human Services 3 credit(s)
Science with Lab I Approved Transfer Course³4 credit(s)

Total Credits: 14

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 credit(s)
Social Science Approved Transfer Course¹3 credit(s)
MTH Approved Transfer Course or Approved Transfer Course⁶ 3 credit(s)
Science with Lab Approved Transfer Course³4 credit(s)
HMS EEE¹⁰3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 16

Third Semester

Humanities, ART, or Literature Approved Transfer Course⁷ 3 credit(s)
History Approved Transfer Course⁵3 credit(s)
HMS EEE¹⁰ - Human Services elective 3 credit(s)
Approved Transfer Course⁴3 credit(s)
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Fourth Semester

Transferable course for general education or major⁹ 3 credit(s)
Transferable course for general education or major⁹ 3 credit(s)
Humanities, ART, or Literature Approved Transfer Course⁸ 3 credit(s)
HMS EEE⁴ - Human Services elective 3 credit(s)
HMS EEE⁴ - Human Services elective 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Total Credits for Degree: 60

¹Select one from ECO 201, ECO 202, GEO 210, PLS 135, PSY 200, SOC 200
²Select one from one of the subcategories: Quantitative/Statistics Pathway (MTH 154, MTH 245), Calculus Pathway (MTH 161/162*, MTH 263, MTH 264) while abiding by prerequisites ³Select one from BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 101, CHM 111, CHM 112, GOL 105, PHY 100, PHY 201, PHY 202 while abiding by prerequisites
⁴Select one from any footnoted list or take CST 110
⁵Select one from HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122
⁶If MTH 161 was selected from footnote list 2, take MTH 162. Otherwise, select a course from any footnoted list, or select CST 110
⁷Select one from one of the subcategories: Art (ART 101, CST 151), Humanities (HUM 201, HUM 202, HUM 210, PHI 220, REL 230), or Literature (ENG 225, ENG 246, ENG 250, ENG 255, ENG 258, ENG 275)
⁸Select one from one of the subcategories NOT chosen from the list in footnote 7. You cannot choose two courses from the same subcategory.
⁹Select transferrable courses in consultation with your advisor and the institution to which you wish to transfer.

¹⁰Students may select from the following courses: HMS 225 or SOC 215 ; HMS 226 ; HMS 227 ; HMS 236 ; HMS 290 .

*MTH 161/162 should only be taken by students preparing for calculus or for four-year degree programs that require study in College Algebra/PreCalc. Precalculus may not satisfy general education and may not receive transfer credit.