Course Descriptions
Please see one of our advisors or call the USM School of Social Work at 601-266-4163 to speak to an advisor if you have any questions about transfer courses.
ENG 101 – Composition I
ENG 102 – Composition II
BSC 103/L – General Biology for Non Majors
BSC 110/L – Biology I
BSC 111/L – Biology II
BSC 250/L – Anatomy & Physiology I
BSC 251/L – Anatomy & Physiology II
PHY 103/L-- Physics
PSC 190/L – (Physical Science) Living in a Material World
GHY 104/L – (Geography) Weather & Climate
GHY 105/L – (Geography) Landforms, Hydrology and Biogeography
GLY 101/L – Physical Geology
GLY 103/L – Historical Geology
*GHY cannot be used to satisfy both basic science & social science requirements
MAT 101 – College Algebra
MAT 101E – Explorations in College Algebra
ENG 203 – World Literature
HIS 101 – World Civilization I
HIS 102 – World Civilization II
REL 131 – Comparative Religion
PHI 151 – Intro to Philosophy
ANT 101 – (Anthropology) The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity
GHY 101 – World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth
SOC 101 – (Sociology) Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology
*GHY cannot be used to satisfy both basic science & social science requirements
ART 130 – Art Appreciation
DAN 107 – Dance Appreciation
MUS 365 – The Enjoyment of Music
THE 100 – Theatrical Expressions
ECO 101 – Basic Economics
PHI 171 – (Philosophy) Ethics and Good Living
PSY 110 – General Psychology
PS 101 – (Political Science) American Government
FIN 200 –Personal Finance
IT 200 – Instructional Technology-Business English
IT 380 – Organizational Communication
ENG 332 – Advanced English Composition
ENG 333 – Technical Writing
IT 361 – Information Processing I
IT 363 – Information Processing II
CSC 100 – Introduction to Computing
CMS 111 – Oral Communications (Speech Comm)
CMS 305 – Interpersonal Communication
CMS 330 – Small Group Communication
CHS 430—Human Sexuality
HPR 109 – First Aid (must take additional 1 hr general elective)
SPA 101 – Spanish I
SPA 102 – Spanish II
PSY 275 – Developmental Psychology (Human Growth & Development)
Sociology Electives:
SOC 240 – Social Problems
SOC 301 – Wealth, Status & Power
SOC 214 – Sociology of the Family (Marriage & Family)
SOC 341 - Criminology
SOC 405 - Nonprofits and Social Change
SOC 415 – Sociology of Gender
SOC 423 – Sociology of Health
SOC 424 – Sociology of Aging
SOC 450 – Social Psychology
SOC 475 – Social Inequality
Women’s Studies Electives:
WS 301 – Intro to Women’s Studies
WS 420 – Women & Politics
WS 427 – Family Law
WS 428 – Family Violence
Family Studies
FAM 351-Marital and Family Relationships
(Cannot use if you have SOC 214)
FAM 450-Sexuality in the Family System
PSY 436 – Abnormal Psychology
PSY 450 – Social Psychology
PSY 455 -- Psychology of Personality
PSY 459 – Human Rights



