Degree Plans

Social Work, Certificate of Completion


  • Academic Year: 2020-2021
  • Division / Department: Human Services & Education / Mental Health/Social Work
  • Degree Code: MH.SW.CERT
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Successful completion of this program opens doors to employment or a better position in social welfare, governmental and community service agencies. Graduates can make significant contributions wherever people are employed to help others with social- and mental health-related situations.

A grade of C or better is required for all mental health courses for graduation.

Marketable Skills

1.Understand basic concepts of populations cared for in the mental health field.

2. Differentiate between various disorders in DWM-5.

3. Identify and describe the tasks and responsibilities of the professional social worker.

Semester I

SCWK 1321 Orientation to Social Service 3 hours
DAAC 1304 Pharmacology of Addiction 3 hours
DAAC 1317 Basic Counseling Skills 3 hours
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology or
PSYC 2301 General Psychology
3 hours
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 hours
15 hours

Semester II

DAAC 2354 Dynamics of Group Counseling 3 hours
PSYT 2331 Abnormal Psychology 3 hours
ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 hours
SOCW 2361 Introduction to Social Work 3 hours
CMSW 1309 Problems of Children and Adolescents or
DAAC 2307 Addicted Family Intervention
3 hours
15 hours
Total hours:30 hours