Human Services

Associate in Science

Students working toward an associate degree in Human Services must complete a series of core requirements which provides a strong grounding in the various areas of Human Services.

Graduates in this major are prepared for a variety of entry-level careers in Human Service or to continue on toward a bachelor's degree in Human Services.

Students must fulfill the general degree requirements for the Associate in Science degree and the major courses listed below.

Major Requirements		credits
Core Requirements
HMS 1000	Human Services in Contemporary America	3.0
PSY 1010	Introductory Psychology	3.0
SOC 1010	Introductory Sociology	3.0
HMS 2515	Human Services Practicum	6.0
HMS 3005	Family Assesment	3.0
HMS/PSY 3300*	Basic Counseling Techniques	3.0

*Prerequisites: PSY 1010 Introductory Psychology and PSY 2030 Personality

Human Behavior and Development
Choose one of the following (In making choices, note that courses may have prerequisites)		3.0
HMS 3006	Observing Child Development
PSY 2030	Personality
PSY 2060	Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSY 3000	Psychology of Maturing and Aging
PSY 3010	Social Psychology
PSY 3140	Abnormal Psychology
PSY 3220	Theories of Human Development
PSY 4031	Contemporary Problems: Issues of Adolescence
SOC 2600	Sociology of Aging

Human Service Delivery
Choose one of the following (In making choices, note that courses may have prerequisites)		3.0
HMS 1010	Early Childhood Services
HMS 2010	Chemical Dependency: Treatment and Rehabilitation
HMS 2020	Mental Health Services
HMS 2025 ** HMS-NSG 2030	Death and Dying OR End of Life Issues
HMS 3010	Management of Human Service Agencies
HMS 3025	Services to Children and Youth
HMS-SOC 3120	Community Organization
HMS 3140	Social Group Work
HMS 3150	Social Casework
PSY 2020	Introduction to Clinical Psychology

TOTAL CREDITS required for the major:		27.0

**Students can choose to take either HMS 2025 or HMS-NSG 2030. Students should not take both courses to meet the elective requirement.