(Christanna and John H. Daniel Campuses)
Award: Associate of Applied Science Length: Sixty-six credit hour program
Purpose: The curriculum in human services is designed to prepare individuals for careers in a para-professional capacity in a variety of helping agencies: educational settings, nursing homes, mental health facilities, half-way houses, institutions for the mentally retarded, shel-tered workshops, drug facilities, institutions for senior citizens and correctional and rehabilitative institutions.
Through adequate planning with faculty advisors, the program may be tailored for transfer to four-year institutions.
Occupational Objectives: The following occupational titles represent examples of possible employment opportunities:
Adult Activity Center Instructor and/or Work Supervisor
Day Care Worker
Assistant Correctional and Rehabilitative Counselor
Assistant Drug Counselor
Assistant Mental Retardation Counselor Assistant Nursing Home Director Halfway House Manager
Senior Citizen Activity Director Social Services Aide
Teacher Aide and/or Instructional Assistant Welfare Eligibility Worker
Program Requirements: Instruction includes both theoretical concepts and practical applications needed for success in human services and related activities.
Successful completion of academic courses does not guarantee coordinated internship placement. Agency requirements will be used in making internship place-ment decisions.
Students are urged to consult with their faculty advisor or a counselor for assistance in planning programs and selecting electives. Students who plan to transfer to a se-nior college or university are encouraged to consult with the senior institution to which they plan to transfer for assistance in planning a program. For those who wish to transfer, refer to the Human Services options under University Parallel.
If the student is preparing for employment in the field of Human Services, they should be aware of the following requirements and plan accordingly:
1. Students must meet with faculty advisor and deter-mine the suitability of the program.
2. The applicant must be free of any mental or physical condition which might adversely effect his/her per-formance in the field of Human Services.
3. Students with disabilities who meet program prereq-uisites are eligible for admission to the program.
4. The applicant must be of excellent moral character and must not have been convicted of any serious mis-demeanor involving moral turpitude or any felony.
Background checks may be conducted.
5. Students who plan to be employed in the field of Human Services are encouraged to check with the employing agency in order to ascertain any special employment requirements of the particular agency.
Course
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 0 1
ITE 115 Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 0 3
ENG 137 Communication Processes I 3 0 3
OR
ENG 111 College Composition I
HMS 100 Introduction to Human Services 3 0 3
HMS 227 The Helper as a Change Agent 3 0 3
PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3 0 3
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Total 16 0 16
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 138 Communication Processes II 3 0 3
OR
ENG 112 College Composition II OR
CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking
SOC 215 Sociology of the Family 3 0 3
OR
HMS 225 Functional Family Intervention
HMS 226 Helping Across Cultures 3 0 3
PSY EEE Psychology Elective 3 0 3
MTH 120 Introduction to Mathematics 3 0 3
EEE Elective 3 0 3
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Total 18 0 18
THIRD SEMESTER
HMS 190 Coordinated Internship I 0 15 3
PSY 230 Developmental Psychology 3 0 3
SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology I 3 0 3
EEE Elective* 3 0 3
HLT 105 First Aid and Safety 2 0 2
OR
PED EEE Phys.Educ. Electives
HUM EEE Humanities Elective 3 0 3
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Total 14 15 17
FOURTH SEMESTER
HMS 290 Coordinated Internship II 0 15 3
HLT 121 Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse 3 0 3
EEE Psychology or Human Services Elective 3 0 3
HMS EEE Human Services Elective 3 0 3
EEE Electives* 3 0 3
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Total 12 15 15
Minimum Credits for A.A.S. Degree of Human Services ... 66
*Approved electives may be selected from one or more of the following categories. Transfer students may wish to choose a sequence course, preferably a science with laboratory.
Humanities: Art, English (not composition or technical writing), Foreign Language, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Speech and Drama at the 100 or 200 level.
Math and Natural Sciences:
BIO 101-102, CHM 111-112, PHY 201-202, NAS 161-162, MTH 241-242, MTH 163-168, MTH 151-152.
HUMAN SERVICES
(Christanna and John H. Daniel Campuses)
Award: Certificate
Length: Thirty-four to thirty-five credit hour program Purpose: The program is designed to prepare students for entry into a variety of occupational pursuits which provide skills for educational, community and social service jobs.
Occupational Objectives: The following occupational titles represent examples of possible employment opportunities:
Assistant Correctional and Rehabilitation Counselor
Assistant Drug Counselor
Assistant Mental Retardation Counselor Day Care Aide
Outreach Worker
Senior Citizen Activity Counselor Teacher Aide and Instructional Assistant
Program Requirements: Instruction includes both theoretical concepts and practical applications needed for success in human services and related activities.
Successful completion of academic courses does not guarantee coordinated internship placement. Agency requirements will be used in making internship place-ment decisions.
Students are urged to consult with their faculty advisor or a counselor for assistance in planning programs and selecting electives. Students who plan to transfer to a senior college or university are encouraged to consult with the senior institution to which they plan to transfer for assistance in planning program. For those who wish to transfer, refer to the Human Services options under University Parallel.
If the student is preparing for employment in the field of Human Services, they should be aware of the following requirements and plan accordingly:
1. Students must meet with faculty advisor and deter-mine the suitability of the program.
2. The applicant must be free of any mental or physical condition which might adversely effect his/her per-formance in the field of Human Services.
3. Students with disabilities who meet program prereq-uisites are eligible for admission to the program.
4. The applicant must be of excellent moral character and must not have been convicted of any serious mis-demeanor involving moral turpitude or any felony.
Background checks may be conducted.
5. Students who plan to be employed in the field of Human Services are encouraged to check with the employing agency in order to ascertain any special employment requirements of the particular agency.
Course
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 0 1
ITE 115 Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 0 3
ENG 137 Communication Processes I 3 0 3
OR
ENG 111 College Composition I
SSC 101 Contemporary Social Problems I 3 0 3
HMS 100 Introduction to Human Services 3 0 3
HMS 227 The Helper as a Change Agent 3 0 3
PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3 0 3
___ ___ ___
Total 19 0 19
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 138 Communication Processes II 3 0 3
OR
ENG 112 College Composition II OR
CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking
HMS 226 Helping Across Cultures 3 0 3
HMS 190 Coordinated Internship 0 15 3
MTH EEE General Education Math Elective 3 0-1 3-4
HMS EEE Human Services Elective 3 0 3
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Total 12 15-16 15-16
Minimum Credits for Certificate of Human Services ...34-35