What are some highschool courses I should take if I want to be a social worker?

Social work does include curriculum in the area of psychology and sociology. So taking a psychology course would be helpful while in high school to learn the introductory information for psychology. If your high school has an introductory sociology class, that would be helpful as well. Not sure if you have already taken spanish classes or would be able to take one in your senior year, but it may be beneficial for you, because being proficient in spanish is helpful for some in finding employment. Some employers want bilingual social workers, for example. If you have any free time to volunteer, that would be really helpful for your social work admissions process as well. Good luck!

No specific preparation is required for a Sociology major other than the usual English/Social Studies/Math college-prep classes. http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/ If you are going to college, you can safely skip high school Psychology. You'll get plenty of that in college and the college classes will be better. One often over-looked class in high school is Typing (now usually called Keyboarding). You probably think you know how to type, but can you type FAST? In college, the difference between typing 60-80 words per minute rather than poking along at 20 can add up to hundreds of hours saved typing assignments. Be aware that in Sociology, the minimum degree required to have any chance of getting a job is a Masters. Student reviews of U of Albany https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=student+reviews+univ+of+albany&pbx=1&oq=student+reviews+univ+of+albany&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=932l7636l0l7910l34l29l1l0l0l1l654l7444l0.12.7.4.3.2l29l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=4ba478218c7d231c&biw=1242&bih=448 Also check out: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/index.html http://www.princetonreview.com/college-education.aspx Estimate your chances of getting accepted by using the Cappex “What are my chances?” calculator. http://www.cappex.com more college admissions info https://sites.google.com/site/paul7collegeinfo/ You should start now participating in volunteer and internship opportunities with social welfare agencies to get an inside look at what the work involves. http://www.volunteermatch.org/?gclid=COCv1NXLh64CFQpshwodeST66w http://www.internships.com/student I agree with Monique that (with the large Spanish-speaking population in the United States now), Spanish would be valuable. Continue taking it in college until you are fluent.