Human Services, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements

Contact your program advisor to select general education courses from each category which will meet your program’s graduation requirements. See General Education (GELOs)  for a complete list.
One class from each GELO category below:
GELO #1: Speech Communication Credits: 3
GELO #2: Written Communication Credits: 3
GELO #3: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Credits: 3

• PSYC 1810 - Introduction to Psychology
    

Select classes from any of the three GELO categories below for a minimum of 6 credit hours.
No two classes from the same GELO.

GELO #4: Global Awareness and Citizenship
GELO #5: Analytical, Quantitative, and Scientific Reasoning
GELO #6: Career and Life Skills

AND TAKE

• ACFS 1015 - Success@SCC Credits: 1

Human Services Core Courses

• HMRS 1100 - Communication Skills in Human Services Credits: 3
• HMRS 1101 - Human Services Concepts Credits: 3
• HMRS 1105 - Critical Thinking in Human Services Credits: 3
• HMRS 1320 - Multicultural Competency Credits: 3
• HMRS 1357 - Multicultural Counseling Credits: 3
• HMRS 1402 - Group Theory & Process Credits: 3
• HMRS 1405 - Case Management & Ethics for Human Services Credits: 3
• PSYC 2960 - Life-span Human Development Credits: 3
• PSYC 2980 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3

Human Services Courses

Select 3 courses from the following: 9 credits

• HMRS 1000 - Peer Support Basics Credits: 3
• HMRS 1010 - Peer Support Advanced Credits: 3
• HMRS 1102 - Counseling Theories & Techniques Credits: 3
• HMRS 1302 - Crisis Intervention Credits: 3
• HMRS 1355 - Stress Management & Self Care in Human Services Credits: 3
• HMRS 1404 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3
• HMRS 2360 - Gender and Society Credits: 3
• HMRS 2361 - Domestic Abuse Credits: 3
• HMRS 2362 - Child Abuse Credits: 3
• HMRS 2366 - Mental Health & Family Dynamics Credits: 3
• HMRS 2517 - Medical & Psychosocial Aspects of Alcohol/Drug Use, Abuse & Addiction Credits: 3
• HMRS 2518 - Clinical Treatment Issues in Chemical Dependency Credits: 3
• LTCA 1020 - Death, Dying and Bereavement Credits: 3
• LTCA 1080 - Gerontology Credits: 3

Human Services Practicum Courses

Students are required to take only one set of Practicum courses. Students who are dually enrolled in the Human Services AAS and either the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Certificate or the Peer Support Certificate should see their program advisor about subsitituting these practicum classes with the appropriate Practicum course for their focus of study.

• HMRS 1123 - Pre-Practicum Credits: 2
• HMRS 1124 - Practicum 1 Credits: 1.5
• HMRS 1212 - Practicum and Seminar 2 Credits: 4
• HMRS 1213 - Practicum and Seminar 3 Credits: 4
• HMRS 1214 - Practicum and Seminar 4 Credits: 4

Special Program Requirements

Students are accepted once they complete program requirements listed on the Getting Started Checklist found on the website.

1. Complete online application to the program during the designated time periods.
2. Complete Getting Started Checklist (refer to program website for requirements)
3. High School or GED® transcripts
4. Submit a copy of a current American Heart Association CPR card. 
5. Submit a completed Health Statement to the Health Sciences Division (upon application to program) at healthsciences@southeast.edu. See program website.
6. A criminal background check will be required of each student by the end of the first term in this program. Based on the background check, a student may be prevented from taking certain courses, accessing certain practicum experiences, or completing the program. A non-refundable fee of $45 will be accessed for this CBC. Misdemeanor or felony convictions may prevent a graduate from acquiring a state license.
7. Students admitted to a Health Sciences program at SCC requiring a practicum rotation at a contracted healthcare facility will submit to initial drug and alcohol testing prior to the first practicum rotation. A non-refundable fee of $44 will be accessed for the drug screen.

Total: 67.5 hours