Human Services - General Human Services (HSAA2)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Fort Omaha Campus

This degree prepares students for entry-level positions in public and private community agencies and institutions involved with helping professions.  Human services workers are prepared to work as a team member, generally working under the direction of a professional, in providing help to the client.  The Council for Standards in Human Services Education accredits the Human Services program.   

Prospective students should be aware that human services agencies/substance abuse treatment facilities will perform criminal background checks, as well as Department of Health and Human Services child abuse, and vulnerable adult abuse registry checks.   This may prevent employment at that agency or facility.  The Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling programs will also require students to provide Department of Health and Human Services child abuse and vulnerable adult abuse registry checks before being allowed to do a practicum.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0-27.5
Major requirements	41.5
Option requirements	28.5
Total credit hours required	97.0-97.5

The associate degree requires successful completion of all requirements listed and that all courses with an HMSV prefix have a C grade or better.   

General education requirements (27.0-27.5 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010	English Composition IONLINEHYBRID	4.5
ENGL 1020	English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID	4.5

It is important for students in the Human Services program to take both English requirements in the first two quarters of the program.

Social sciences

PSYC 1010

Introduction to PsychologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Select one of the following courses:

MATH 1220	Business MathematicsONLINE	4.5
MATH 1315	College AlgebraONLINE	4.5
MATH 1425	Pre Calculus AlgebraONLINE	5.0
FINA 1000	Financial LiteracyONLINE	4.5

Professionalism and Life Skills

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
	OR
RDLS 1200	College and Career StrategiesONLINE	4.5

HMRL 1010 is recommended.

Major requirements for Human Services (41.5 credit hrs.)

Courses

HMSV 1120	Helping Skills and Techniques	4.5
HMSV 1130	Introduction to Counseling TheoriesHYBRID	4.5
HMSV 1140	Assessment, Case Planning, and ManagementONLINE	4.5
HMSV 2050	Ethics and ProfessionalismONLINE	4.5
HMSV 2110	Group Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2150	Multicultural Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2450	Crisis Intervention	4.5
PSYC 1120	Human Growth and DevelopmentONLINE	4.5
PSYC 2350	Fundamentals of Abnormal PsychologyONLINE	4.5
EMSP 1010	Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED	1.0

EMSP 1010 is required for those who do not currently hold a valid CPR/first aid card and students must submit documentation that verifies current certification in adult CPR and basic first aid before participating in practicum courses. 

Option requirements for Human Services - General Human Services (28.5 credit hrs.)

Courses

HMSV 1010	Introduction to Human ServicesONLINE	4.5
HMSV 1150	Community ResourcesONLINE	4.5
HMSV 2120	Social Services Policy and Exceptional Populations	4.5
HMSV 2991	Practicum I - General Human Services	5.0
HMSV 2992	Practicum II - General Human Services	5.0
HMSV 2993	Practicum III - General Human Services	5.0

Some courses may be taken pass/fail without tests for continuing education units (CEUs) in various professions without pursuing a degree in the program.

In order to submit an application to participate in practicum, students must have been accepted to MCC and have completed all of the first year classes.  All classes with an HMSV prefix must have a grade of C or better.

Individuals considering a degree or employment in the human services or chemical dependency fields should be aware of strict practicum qualifications. Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services checks are conducted before practicum placement is offered. The College reserves the right to share the results of any such investigation with any institution at which students intend to participate in a practicum experience. This practice is consistent with Nebraska state statutes. Consult the Human Services program manual for other prerequisites to practicum placement.

Due to the limited number of chemical dependency practicum sites in the Omaha area, MCC cannot guarantee students entry into the chemical dependency counseling practicum courses (HMSV 2994, HMSV 2995, and HMSV 2996) in any given quarter.  Consequently, graduation from the program may be delayed.  It is possible that a shortage of practicum sites for the general human services practicum courses (HMSV 2991, HMSV 2992, and HMSV 2993) might occur.

See Curriculum Plan