BASW Admission Prerequisites
The college-level courses listed below have been approved to meet the admission and prerequisite requirements for the Social Welfare program. Please note that Advanced Placement (AP) credit earned in high school will not satisfy this requirement.
Note: BASW prerequisites must be completed with a grade of 2.0 (C) or better. Human biology must have been completed within the last 10 years.
| Prerequisites | Intro to Psychology | Intro to Sociology | Economics | Human Biology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia College | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 170 or ZOOL 221 or ZOOL 251 |
| Grays Harbor CC | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON 100 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL 118 or BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 241 |
| Green River CC | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON 100 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
AP 100 or AP 103 or BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 241 |
| Highline CC | PSYCH& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON 110 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 175 or BIOL& 241 |
| Olympic College | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON 200 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 175 or BIOL& 241 |
| Pierce College | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON 110 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL 118 or BIOL 120 or BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 241 |
| South Puget Sound CC | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 175 or BIOL& 241 |
| Tacoma CC | PSYC& 100 | SOC& 101 | ECON& 201 or ECON& 202 |
BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 or BIOL& 170 or BIOL& 175 or BIOL& 241 |
| UW Tacoma | TPSYCH 100 | T SOC 165 | TECON 100 or TECON 200 or TECON 201 or TBECON 220 or TBECON 221 |
TSOCWF 350 or TESC 240 |
