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Associates Degree
The Human Service Associate Degree Program has a dual mission. It prepares students for entry-level career positions in a wide variety of human service occupations and it provides the first two years of a course of study that will prepare the student for transfer to a four-year program in human services. Students may select from suggested electives that will facilitate transfer to a baccalaureate program or focus on five career interest areas: generalist, mental health, addictions, gerontology or developmental disabilities. To assure that courses selected will be applicable to educational goals, students are encouraged to meet with human service program faculty early in their studies.
If a student has prior or current experience in human services, academic credit may be obtained from several Experience Based Education alternatives. These credits can be applied to the Associates Degree.
Please visit the Human Services Program Overview for more information.
NOTE: Most health and human service agencies require a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) for student interns and employees. Students who wonder if a formal CORI check will show a history of criminal offenses should meet with the Program Coordinator early in their course of study, since certain offenses preclude employment in the human service field.
Electives
Electives | Generalist | Addictions | Gerontology | Dev. Disability |
HUS 122 — Community Development | x | x | x | |
IDS 142 — Health Promotion and Wellness | x | x | x | |
PSY 121 — A Survey of Life Span Development: Conception-Death | x | x | x | |
PSY 262 — Abnormal Psychology | x | x | ||
PSY 272 — Alcoholism: Counseling & Treatment | x | x | ||
SOC 111 — Social Problems; Social Change | x | |||
PSY 117 — Human Relationships and the Family | x | x | x | |
SOC 212 — Juvenile Delinquency & the Juvenile Justice System | x | x | ||
SOS 211 — Death and Dying | x | x | ||
HUM 101 — Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | x | x | x | |
CIS 111 — Micro Computer Applications for Business | x | x | x | x |
ECE 141 — Child Abuse and Neglect | x | x | ||
MGT 211 — Principles of Management | x |
Guided Electives - students are encouraged to elect 3 courses (9 credits) from the list above.