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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Communications Skills: 10 Credits

ENGL&101: English Composition I 5 Credits
ENGL&102: English Composition II 5 Credits

Quantitative Skills: 5 Credits (SQR)

MATH&146: Statistics 5 Credits

Humanities: 15 Credits (HU, HP)

(ART, CMST, ENGL, FREN, GERM, HUM, MUSC, PHIL, REL, SPAN)

Additional Breadth: 5 Credits 

Physical Education/Health & Wellness: 3 Credits

PEH 100: Lifetime Wellness OR
PEH 178: Principles of Fitness 3 Credits
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit

Social Science: 15 Credits (SS)

(ANTH, CJ, ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC)

5 Credits
5 Credits
5 Credits

Natural Science: 15 Credits (NS, LS, MS)

(AGR, ASTR, BIOL, BOT, CHEM, ENGR, ENVS, GEOL, NUTR, PHYS)

5 Credits
5 Credits
5 Credits

Specified Electives: 10 Credits (SE)

5 Credits
5 Credits

General Electives: 12 Credits

5 Credits
5 Credits
2 Credits

Total Credits Required: 90

Diversity courses that count for BBCC and EWU (select 1):

  • CMST 225: Intercultural Communication
  • ENGL 261: Women’s Literature

Global Studies Courses for EWU (select 1):

  • POLS&203: International Relations (Fall)
  • REL 201: World Religions (Winter)
  • SOC&201: Social Problems (Fall, Winter, or Spring)

Suggested Schedule and checklist


Suggested Schedule:

  • ENGL&101: English Composition I
  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • PEH 100: Lifetime Wellness OR PEH 178 Principle of Fitness
  • MATH&146: Statistics

To Do:

  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
  • Set up your Bankmobile account
  • Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
  • Meet with your advisor

Suggested Schedule:

  • ENGL&102: English Composition II
  • Diversity Course: Select from list
  • Social Science Breadth: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Make an education plan with your advisor
  • Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships

Suggested Schedule:

  • Humanities Breadth: Select with advisor
  • Natural Science: Select with advisor
  • Global Studies Course: Select from list

To Do:

  • Meet with your advisor
  • Apply to EWU

Suggested Schedule:

  • Humanities Breadth: Select with advisor
  • Lab Science: Select with advisor
  • Social Science Breadth: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Update your education plan with your advisor
  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year

Suggested Schedule:

  • Social Science: Select with advisor
  • Natural Science: Select with advisor
  • Specified Elective: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
  • Apply to EWU BASW Program

Suggested Schedule:

  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • General Elective: Select with advisor
  • Specified Elective: Select with advisor

To Do:

  • Order cap and gown
  • Attend graduation

Social Work (AA&S DTA) Pre-Requisite Flow Chart

Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.

Math Pathway

DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH 094: Intro to Algebra → Math 098: Intermediate Algebra I → MATH&146: Intro to Stats or MATH&107: Math in Society

English Pathway

ENGL 99: English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENGL&101:Composition I → ENGL&102:Composition II


  • Cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or higher (see BASW Program Info below)
  • Must complete DTA or have earned a minimum of 80 college-level credits
  • Must have two years of high school or one year of college world language (EWU grad requirement)

BASW Program Info

  • Must pass ENGL&102 with a 2.7 or higher
  • Math course must be passed with a 2.0 or higher
    • MATH&146 – no additional math required at EWU
    • MATH&107 – an additional math course required at EWU
  • No more than two EWU or DTA required classes remaining at time of BASW application

DTA – Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer

BASW at EWU – Fall 

The AA&S DTA degree can be completed entirely online. Courses are offered on-campus, online, or hybrid (part on-campus, part online).

The BASW program is on campus in Cheney

90 Credits = 6 Quarters* if you take 15 credits each quarter

*Your specific route may take longer than 6 quarters depending on the number of credits you take each quarter and where you start in your math and English pathways.

BASW Program at EWU is 6 quarters

Completion of the Associate of Arts & Sciences degree (BBCC) and the BASW (EWU) prepares students to engage in social work practices, working as professional social workers or case managers.

The AA&S DTA represents the broad knowledge generally acquired in the first two years of a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. When students earn the AA&S DTA as lined out here for Social Work at EWU, they may transfer to EWU and apply to the Bachelor or Social Work (BASW) program with all prerequisites met.


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For BEdA Students

To learn more, select from: 

GED Preparation & High School+ Diploma (HS+) – Earn your high school diploma or prepare for the GED test if you’re 16 or older. 

English Language Acquisition (ELA) – Build your English skills for reading, writing, and speaking skills. 

Open Doors Program (OPD) – For students ages 16–22 who want to earn a diploma in a college setting with a referral from your local high school. 

Transition to College (new link) 

  • Attend your orientation and enroll in your 1st quarter classes 
  • GED & Placement assessments 
  • Enroll in a Beyond High School class:
    • Identify intended pathway (college, military or employment) 
    • Update High School & Beyond Plan with your Ed Planner 
    • Meet with Outreach Staff 
    • Apply for Financial Aid with FASFA or WASFA application 
    • Research Scholarship/Grant Funding options 
    • WIOA partner funding applications 
    • Verify support access across campus 
  • Finish Graduation Plan 

  • Ensure placement completion 
  • Inquiry about college tuition waiver 
  • Finish High School & Beyond Plan 

  • Select college pathway course(s) with your Ed Planner 
  • Complete college course waiver [10 college credit max] 
  • Make certain funding is in place

  • Finish High School credits 
  • You will complete these with your Ed Planner: 
    • Complete New Student Enrollment 
    • Apply for Graduation 
  • Get coupon to receive your graduation cap and tassel!  And, checkout your graduation gown!