Human Services

A.S. DEGREE

Description
Program description as it will appear in the catalog
The Human Services A.S. degree program prepares students to transfer and earn a Baccalaureate degree in Social Work, Human Services, or a related area, by providing both professional and general education courses, that help students understand the field academically and through applied learning. The program also enables student to go directly into the human services field after graduation if they choose to do so.

Students will explore the helping professions in the classroom and gain practical experience through internships at area agencies. Human Services/Social Work professionals find employment with various types of social agencies including child protection agencies, senior citizen centers, agencies that support people with disabilities, family counseling centers, hospitals, schools and probation departments.

Program Learning Outcomes
1.Understand the human services field in relation to foundational concepts, history, ethics, organizational structure, and career opportunities.
2.Demonstrate effective helping skills within the context of cultural competence and cultural humility.
3.Demonstrate an understanding of effective case management.
4.Apply human service concepts and professionalism in field experiences.
5.Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical models in the helping professions.


Distribution Requirements

Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER

ENG 101 College Composition (grade of C or higher required) OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition (grade of C or higher required)
3
HUM 100 Entry Level Skills for the Human Services Student
3
SPC 142 Public Speaking OR
SPC 143 Small Group Communication
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR
MTH 160 Statistics I *
3
First Semester Total:
15
SECOND SEMESTER

HUM 109 Introduction to Helping Skills (grade of C- or higher required)
6
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science
3
HUM 218 Working with Trauma Informed Care Skills
3
HED 115 Death and Dying OR
HED 116 Issues in Child Development and Health OR
HED 130 Foundations of Health and Wellness OR
HEG 211 Black Women's Mental Health and Wellness
3
PSY 108 Fundamentals of APA Style
1
Second Semester Total:
16
THIRD SEMESTER

HUM 119 Case Management and Documentation (grade of C- or higher required)
6
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE**
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY-NSCI) Elective***
3-4
PROGRAM ELECTIVE****
3
Third Semester Total:
15-6
FOURTH SEMESTER

HUM 209 Applied Helping Models
6
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
Fourth Semester Total:
15
TOTAL CREDITS:
61-62
*Recommend MTH 160 for transfer.
**Recommend SPC 144.
***Recommend BIO 132 and BIO 133 for transfer.
****Program Electives: Choose any ACD or ECE courses, or any of the HUM courses not already required (with the exception of ECE 110 or ACD 246)
Revised 1/21/2025