Human Services Associate in Applied Science
Program Description
The HUS program prepares graduates for entry level positions in the helping profession. The program is not an online program and requires face-to-face classes most every semester. Students will learn the necessary theoretical and practical skills that will enable graduates to provide basic human service care (non-medical). This program is for those interested in counseling, social work, and psychology.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Human Services Department is to provide students with course work, skills and practical experience that prepare graduates for entry-level generalist human service positions and/or for continued study at the baccalaureate level.
Entrance Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Type of Program
Day, limited online
Requirements for Completion
- All Human Services courses must be completed with a “C” or better in order to count toward graduation.
- Criminal background check is a course requirement of HUS 231.
Employment Opportunities
Public, non-profit and private health and human service agencies
Visit our web page at https://www.gvltec.edu/humanservices/.
Listed below is the ideal grouping of courses in order by semester. This plan assumes a full-time schedule. Note, however, that many variables can affect this plan, and not every course is offered every semester. Please see your advisor to map out your own personalized progression toward graduation.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COL 105 | Freshman Seminar | 3 |
| COL 111 | E-Learning Success | 1 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I 1 | 3 |
| HUS 101 | Introduction to Human Services | 3 |
| HUS 102 | Pers & Prof Dev in Helping Professions | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology 1 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HUS 209 | Case Management | 3 |
| HUS 231 | Counseling Techniques | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Mathematics 1 | ||
| Probability and Statistics 1,2 | ||
| Human Services Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology 1 | 3 |
| Human Services Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Human Services Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| HUS 204 | Introduction to Social Work 1 | 3 |
| HUS 235 | Group Dynamics | 3 |
| HUS 237 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking 1 | 3 |
| or SPC 209 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| HUS 150 | Supervised Field Placement I | 3 |
| HUS 241 | The Counseling Relationship | 3 |
| Human Services Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 61 | |
- 1
General education course
- 2
MAT 120 Probability and Statistics should be chosen by students who plan to transfer to a four-year university. Please consult with HUS faculty.
- 3
Four Human Services electives selected from the following list:
- HUS 205 Gerontology
- HUS 206 Death and Dying
- HUS 208 Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- HUS 216 Behavior Change Techniques
- HUS 217 Addictions Counseling
- HUS 220 Diversity Issues in Human Serv Practice
- HUS 225 Personal/Interpersonal Adjustment
- HUS 260 Human Services Special Topics
- PSY 203 Human Growth and Development
- PSY 212 Abnormal Psychology