About Social Work

Are you interested in helping people as a social worker, community advocate, or child and family advocate in schools and non-profit organizations?

CCSF’s Social Work AA-T is designed to prepare students for transfer into the CSU system and employment in the human services field.  Social work is an applied behavioral science and focuses on the essential information for understanding and critically analyzing behavior, social forces, and conditions in diverse environments. Students will gain essential skills and hands-on experience in providing human services. The program will enable students to develop an analysis of how social conditions contribute to inequality and the need for social services.

Explore Potential Careers

Studying Anthropology can lead to a variety of different jobs or career paths. Below are just some of the many options you will have!

Social Services

  • Case Management
  • Social Work
  • Child welfare services

Community Services

  • Non-profits
  • Urban planning and community development
  • Environmental groups
  • Advocacy

Law

  • Law enforcement/Investigations
  • Probation/Parole
  • Criminal Justice
  • Attorneys/Paralegal

Teaching

  • Elementary and secondary
  • Special Education
  • ESL

 

Program Options 

Click on the degree or certificate you're interested in earning to see a sample map of courses to take to complete your goal from start to finish. 

Please note that the course maps provided are just an example to help you get started. Please meet with a counselor to personalize the plan to you and your Academic goals. 

View Requirements in College Catalog

Semester 1 

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
SOC 11Intro to Social Work and Human Services3 
ENGL 1A + 1ASUniversity-Parallel Reading and Composition + Support4-6 
SOC 1Introduction to Sociology3 
CSU GE Area ELifelong Learning and Self-Development3 
Additional Area C1 or C2(See Counselor)3-5 

Total Units: 16-20

Semester 2

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
PSYC 1General Psychology3 
SOC 12Fieldwork/Practicum: Social Work and Human Services3 
PSYC 5 or LALS 5 or ECON 5 or MATH 80 + 80sStatistics for Behavioral Sciences or Introduction to Statistical Methods in Latin American and Latino/a Studies or Introductory Statistics for Economics, Business and Social Sciences or Probability and Statistics + Support5-7 
CSU GE Area A3Critical Thinking3-4 
ECON 3 or ECON 1Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics3 

Total Units: 17-20

Semester 3

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
CSU GE Area A1Oral Communication3 
BIO 9 or BIO 11Human Biology or Science of Living Organisms4 
Additional Major Requirement(See Counselor)3-4 
POLS 1U.S. Government3 
CSU GE Area C1Arts3 

Total Units: 16-17

Semester 4

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
Additional Major Requirement(See Counselor)3-4 
CSU GE Area B1Physical Science3-6 
CSU Graduation Requirement Group 2(See Counselor)3 
CSU GE Area C2Humanities3-5 

Total Units: 12-18

Transfer Options

The program coursework you complete at City College will satisfy lower-division requirements for related majors at several colleges and universities. Start planning your transfer by exploring CSU and UC Campuses with Sociology Programs.

Have questions about transfer? Visit the Transfer Center for help, transfer information, and/or to speak with college representatives.