LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY
Division of Continuing Studies
ACCESS Program
Office Phone: 951-785-2300; Fax: 951-785-2301
e-mail: dcs@lasierra.edu; Website: http://www.lasierra.edu/dcs
The ACCESS PROGRAM is a baccalaureate degree completion program for students who are at least 22
years old and have completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units of baccalaureate degree applicable
credit and wish to transfer to LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY.
The following MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE courses are recommended for students who plan to
complete the BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) degree in preparation for becoming a professional social
worker.
GENERAL STUDIES
(If you have questions about a class that doesn’t appear on this list, contact us to inquire whether it can be applied
to the area where you want to use it.)
Social Science (Choose 2, from 2 different areas) (6 units)
____ ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology
____ PS 101
Introduction to American Government and Politics
3 units
3 units
(Must take if not completed in high school)
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PS 104
PS 120
PSYC 105
PSYC 112
SOCI 102
SOCI 106
Current Political Issues and Trends
California Government
Social Psychology
Gender and Social Interaction
Contemporary Social Problems
Intercultural Relations
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
Humanities (Choose 3, from at least 2 different areas) (9 units)
____ ART 100
Art Appreciation
____ ENGL 207 American Literature: Pre-Colonial through 1865
____ ENGL 208 American Literature: 1865 to Present
____ HIST 102
Western Civilization
____ HIST 104
Western Civilization 1500 to Present
____ HIST 111
U.S. History to 1877
____ HIST 112
U.S. History since 1865
____ HUM 101
Introduction to the Humanities to 1500
____ HUM 102
Introduction to the Humanities since 1500
____ MUS 100
Introduction to & Appreciation of Music
____ PHIL 101
Introduction to Philosophy
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
3 units
Scientific Inquiry (Choose 2, including 1 with laboratory) (4-9 units)
____ ASTR 101 Introduction to Astronomy
____ BIOL 100 Human Biology
4 units
4 units
(BIOL 100 can also be applied to Social Work Cognates)
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BIOL 116
CHEM 101
ENVS 101
GE0G 101
GEOG 104
GEOL 101
GEOL 102
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Natural History and Biodiversity (with laboratory)
General Chemistry I (with laboratory)
Environmental Science
Physical Geography
Physical Geography Lab
Physical Geology
Physical Geology Laboratory
4 units
5 units
3 units
3 units
1 unit
3 units
1 unit
____ PHY 101
COMPETENCIES
Basic Physics: Energy and Motion
4 units
English (2 classes, 8 units)
____ ENGL 101 Freshman Composition
____ ENGL 103 Critical Thinking & Writing
4 units
4 units
Quantitative Skills (0-4 units)
____ MATH 105 College Algebra
____ MATH 140 Introduction to Statistics
4 units
4 units
(MATH 140 can also be applied to Competencies, Quantitative Skills instead of College Algebra)
Modern Language (2 classes, 10 units)
____ SPAN 101, 102 Elementary Spanish I, II
5 units
(Can take a different language, i.e. French, German, American Sign Language)
Or CLEP College Level Spanish, passing score 50 for SPAN 101
CLEP College Level Spanish, passing score 66 for SPAN 102
Fitness & Wellness (3 units + 1-1.5 units)
____ HS 121
Fundamentals of Healthful Living
____ PE ACTIVITY (i.e., PE 112, 113, 114, 119, 153, 154, 155)
SOCIAL WORK COGNATES (17 units)
____ BIOL 100
Human Biology
3 units
1-1.5 units
4 units
(BIOL 100 can also be applied to General Studies, IV, Scientific Inquiry)
____ CSIS 101
____ MATH 140
Introduction to Computers and Data Processing
Introduction to Statistics
3 units
4 units
(MATH 140 can also be applied to Competencies, Quantitative Skills instead of College Algebra)
____ PSYC 101
____ SOCI xxx
General Psychology
Any Sociology Class
3 units
3 units
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Notes: The complete package outlined above includes 61-67.5 semester units. A minimum of 30
semester units is required for transfer to the ACCESS Program at La Sierra University. A total
of 70 semester (105 quarter) units from a community college may be applied to a baccalaureate
degree at La Sierra University.
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