Human Services

Some learn by doing – our human services students learn by serving

From your first semester as a human services A.A.S. student at Monroe Community College, you’ll have exciting opportunities to gain field experience through a wide variety of community organizations.

You’ll graduate prepared to begin your career and specialize in any number of human services paraprofessional careers, with a job title such as:

  • Home health aide
  • Community health worker
  • Certified nurse’s assistant
  • Residential associate/aide
  • Counselor
  • Youth worker
  • Immigration assistant
  • Service coordinator

This fast-growing program is taught at our downtown campus by professors with real-world experience who are dedicated to your success.

Work in the Field to Discover Who You Would Like to Serve

The human services A.A.S. program at MCC prepares students for paraprofessional employment in agencies, schools and centers. It provides a unique combination of college course work and human services field experience valued by employers.

As a graduate of this program, you’ll be ready to assist professionals in all kinds of organizations where people help people. These include:

  • Community and social welfare agencies
  • Mental health and social service agencies
  • Community organizations
  • Habilitation and rehabilitation agencies
  • Day care centers and nursery schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools
  • Geriatric service centers

You may start your career at one of these employers:

  • ARC of Monroe
  • East House
  • Easter Seals
  • Community Place of Greater Rochester
  • Fairport Baptist Home
  • Heritage Christian Services
  • Lifetime AssistanceMonroe County Department of Human Services
  • Rochester General or Strong Memorial Hospital
  • Greater Rochester YMCA

The human services A.A.S. program is flexible – you may choose courses that are most appropriate to your interests and career goals. You may also wish to transfer to a four-year program, or study further at MCC, in our addictions counseling or direct disabilities support services certificate program.

To find out more about the human services A.A.S. from Monroe Community College, contact the admissions office at admissions@monroecc.edu or (585) 292-2200.

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HUMAN SERVICES

A.A.S. Degree - Career Program

Department:Human Services

School(s): Community Engagement & Development

MCC Program Code: HU01

This program's design is based on: New MCC General Education

Description
This program prepares students for employment in agencies, schools and centers that value paraprofessionals who bring to the job a combination of college course work and human services field experience.

Human Services graduates assist professionals in all kinds of positions where people help people. These include community and social welfare agencies, mental health and social service agencies, community organizations, habilitation and rehabilitation agencies, day care centers and nursery schools, elementary and secondary schools, and geriatric services. The Human Services A.A.S. - General Career Track is flexible so that the students may choose the courses that are most appropriate to their interests and career goals. The Human Services A.A.S. - Disability Studies Career Track, with a focus on disability studies, will prepare students to specifically support individuals with a wide variety of disabilities and related needs in the above settings.

Students must be qualified (by Accuplacer) to take ENG 101 in order to register for HUM 101 and HUM 111. There is an extended option for students taking Transitional Studies courses in reading/writing.
A minimum grade of C- or higher is required in all HUM courses to graduate from the program.
(Housed in the Human Services Department)

Program Learning Outcomes
1) Identify generic helping skills utilized in the Human Services field.
2) Demonstrate as appropriate the helping skills utilized in the Human Services field.
3) Assess when the various applications of the Human Services helping skills are used effectively in an agency setting.
4) Apply good judgment and professionalism as supported in the “Ethical Standards of Human Services Professionals” in areas similar to but not necessarily: basic client rights to privacy effective treatment or ethical issues.
5) Document behaviors accurately in cogently written statements.
6) Develop an action-oriented Human Services assessment.
7) Conduct a thorough study of a community agency (including mission statement agency history organizational structure and funding).
8) Define the various roles of a Human Services worker in providing services to clients in community agencies.

Employment Potential
For related jobs: Career Coach
Occupational Resource: https://www.onetonline.org

Distribution Requirements

Credit Hours
HUMAN SERVICES TRACK
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
HUM 101 Introduction to Human Services*
4
HUM 111 Field Work in Human Services I*
2
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY (MCC-TL) ELECTIVE++
3
First Semester Total:
15
SECOND SEMESTER
MTH 130 - Modern Business Mathematics OR
MTH 150 - Survey of Mathematics OR
MTH 160 - Statistics I
3
HUM 102 Basic Helping Skills***
4
HUM 112 Field Work in Human Services II***
2
SPC 141 - Interpersonal Speech Communication OR
SPC 142 - Public Speaking OR
SPC 143 - Small Group Communication OR
SPC 144 - Communication and Crisis OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY-FL) ELECTIVE OR
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - ARTS AND HUMANITIES (MCC-AH) ELECTIVE
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - HEALTH AND WELLNESS (MCC-HW) ELECTIVE
2
Second Semester Total:
17
THIRD SEMESTER
HUM 201 Models of Helping***
4
HUM 211 Field Work in Human Services III***
2
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (MCC-SCI) ELECTIVE
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE#
3
Third Semester Total:
15
FOURTH SEMESTER
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) ELECTIVE+
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE#
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
1-3
Fourth Semester Total:
13-15
TOTAL CREDITS:
60-62
Distribution Requirements
Credit Hours
DISABILITY STUDIES TRACK
FIRST SEMESTER
HUM 101 Introduction to Human Services
4
HUM 111 Field Work in Human Services I
2
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
HUM 130 Introduction to the Disability Support Services Field
3
HUM 210 Disability Across the Life Span: Strategies
3
First Semester Total:
15
SECOND SEMESTER
HUM 102 Basic Helping Skills
4
HUM 112 Field Work in Human Services II
2
HUM 135 Roles and Responsibilities in Disability Support Services
3
HUM 230 Individualized Planning and Documentation for Disability Support Services
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - HEALTH AND WELLNESS (MCC-HW) ELECTIVE
2
MTH 130 Modern Business Mathematics OR MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR MTH 160 Statistics
3
Second Semester Total:
17
THIRD SEMESTER
HUM 201 Models of Helping
4
HUM 211 Field Work in Human Services III
2
HUM 235 Supporting and Communicating with People with Significant Disabilities
3
HUM 236 Contemporary Issues in the Field of Disability Support Services
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
Third Semester Total:
15
FOURTH SEMESTER
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DIVERSITY (MCC-SSD) ELECTIVE**
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) ELECTIVE
3
SPC 141 - Interpersonal Speech Communication OR
SPC 142 - Public Speaking OR
SPC 143 - Small Group Communication OR
SPC 144 - Communication and Crisis OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY-FL) ELECTIVE OR
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - ARTS AND HUMANITIES (MCC-AH) ELECTIVE
3
Fourth Semester Total:
15
TOTAL CREDITS:
62

*Program requires a passing grade of C- or higher.
**A recommended course is PSY 101. For transfer to a SUNY institution, choose courses approved as meeting SUNY General Education Requirements. 
***HUM 106, 116 can be substituted for HUM 102, 112 or HUM 201, 211
#Choose any ACD or ECE courses, or any of the HUM courses not already required (with the exception of HUM 100, ECE 110, or ACD 246)
+Choose any English literature course
++Choose from the following: HUM 230, HUM 235, CRC 101

Revised: 7/7/2020