Social Work AA&S DTA map for EWU

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

  • Milestone CoursesThese courses are key to your success!

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)

  • Select one Diversity course from the list below

Physical Education/Health & Wellness: 3 Credits

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

Social Science: 15 Credits (SS)

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

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

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

Additional Breadth: 5 Credits 

  • Select from the Global Studies course list below

Specified Electives: 10 Credits (SE)

General Electives: 12 Credits

Total Credits Required: 90

Diversity and Global Studies Course Options

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

Quarter 1 (Fall)
Quarter 2 (Winter)
Quarter 3 (Spring)
Quarter 4 (Fall)
Quarter 5 (Winter)
Quarter 6 (Spring)

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

Tips

  • 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

Which Quarter can I begin?

DTA – Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer

BASW at EWU – Fall 

Program Modality

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

Length of Program

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

Career Outlook

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.

Future Education Opportunities

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.