Human Services Certificate

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Degree: Certificate
HEGIS Code: 5501
Curriculum Code: 0949
Campus Location: City, North South
Liberal Arts Division

Program Description
Curriculum

Program Description

The Human Services Certificate program is designed to prepare students for employment in entry level staff positions at human service agencies serving children, adolescents, the elderly and families.

The certificate program is further designed to expose students to a variety of theoretical, as well as practical, human service skills and concepts in order to meet the demands of the workplace. It is expected that students completing the certificate program will be familiar with, and able to apply, an understanding of human behavior, a variety of communication skills and a diversity of therapeutic approaches to their chosen clientele.

Students who successfully complete the Human Services Certificate program may apply to transfer their credits into the Associate in Arts degree program in Social Science.

Curriculum

Total Degree Credits: 27.0

Fall Semester

EN 110 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
HU 100 - Human Interaction Credit Hours: 3
HU 101 - Human Services II Credit Hours: 3
PS 100 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Spring Semester

HU 102 - Introduction to Helping Relationships Credit Hours: 3
HU 103 - Human Services IV Credit Hours: 3
SO 100 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Select one from the following:

CS 101 - Computer Literacy Credit Hours: 3
DA 106 - Introduction to Microcomputer Applications Credit Hours: 3

Select one from the following:

PS 201 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PS 202 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PS 101 - Skills for Effective Parenting Credit Hours: 3
SO 202 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3

Note:

It is expected that students enrolled in this certificate program will attend two semesters, plus summer school.