Human Services - General (HSAA1)

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.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0
Major requirements	81.5–83.5
Total credit hours required	108.5–110.5

 

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Social sciences

PSYC 1010

Introduction to PsychologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Other

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options 

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.

Major requirements for Human Services (81.5-83.5 credit hrs.)

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

Students must submit documentation that verifies current certification in adult CPR and basic first aid before participating in practicum courses. EMSP 1010 Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED is offered through MCC as a 1.0 credit hour course. The coordinator of practicum education completes registration in practicum courses.

PSYC 2150/SOCI 2150 and PSYC 2450/SOCI 2450 are cross-listed classes.

 

HMSV 1010	Introduction to Human ServicesONLINE	4.0
HMSV 1110	Interpersonal Communication SkillsONLINE	3.5
HMSV 1120	Helping Skills and Techniques	3.5
HMSV 1130	Introduction to Counseling Theories	3.5
HMSV 1140	Assessment, Case Planning, and ManagementONLINE	4.5
HMSV 1150	Community Resources	4.5
HMSV 2050	Professional Ethics and IssuesONLINE	2.0
HMSV 2110	Group Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2120	Social Services Policy	4.5
HMSV 2150	Multicultural Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2250	Survey of Exceptional Populations	4.5
HMSV 2310	Prepracticum	2.5
HMSV 2450	Crisis Intervention	3.0
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
PSYC 1120	Human Growth and DevelopmentONLINE	4.5
PSYC 2350	Fundamentals of Abnormal PsychologyONLINE	4.5
SOCI 1010	Introduction to SociologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Select one of the following suggested courses:

ENGL 2210	Grant Writing	4.5
HMRL 1050	Leadership: Training and Skill Development	4.5
HMSV 1160	Medical and Social Aspects of AddictionsONLINE	4.5
HMSV 2130	Treatment Issues in Chemical DependencyONLINE	4.0
HMSV 2140	Family Therapy	4.0
HMSV 2160	Advanced Group Skills	4.5
PSYC 1110	Parenting and Family Problem SolvingONLINE	4.5
PSYC 2140	Behavior Modification and Principles of LearningONLINE	4.5
PSYC 2150	Survey of Human SexualityONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2150	Survey of Human SexualityONLINE	4.5
PSYC 2450	Social PsychologyONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2450	Social PsychologyONLINE	4.5
SLIS 1010	American Sign Language I	6.0
SOCI 1050	Sociology of HealthcareONLINE	4.5
SOCI 1250	Introduction to AnthropologyONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2050	Current Social ProblemsONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2060	Multicultural IssuesONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2110	Introduction to GerontologyONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2160	Marital and Family RelationshipsONLINE	4.5
SOCI 2311	Juvenile JusticeONLINE	4.5
SPAN 1050	Spanish for Business IONLINE	4.5

Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in human services after two years of full-time study.

First year

First quarter

ENGL 1010	English Composition IONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
	Mathematics or Financial Literacy	4.5
PSYC 1010	Introduction to PsychologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		18.0

Second quarter

ENGL 1020	English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HMSV 1010	Introduction to Human ServicesONLINE	4.0
HMSV 1110	Interpersonal Communication SkillsONLINE	3.5
SOCI 1010	Introduction to SociologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Third quarter

HMSV 1120	Helping Skills and Techniques	3.5
HMSV 1140	Assessment, Case Planning, and ManagementONLINE	4.5
HMSV 1150	Community Resources	4.5
HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		17.0

Fourth quarter

HMSV 1130	Introduction to Counseling Theories	3.5
HMSV 2050	Professional Ethics and IssuesONLINE	2.0
HMSV 2150	Multicultural Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2310	Prepracticum	2.5
PSYC 1120	Human Growth and DevelopmentONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		17.0

Second year

Fifth quarter

HMSV 2110	Group Counseling	4.5
HMSV 2250	Survey of Exceptional Populations	4.5
HMSV 2450	Crisis Intervention	3.0
HMSV 2991	Practicum I - General Human Services	5.0
Total Credit Hours:		17.0

Sixth quarter

HMSV 2120	Social Services Policy	4.5
HMSV 2992	Practicum II - General Human Services	5.0
PSYC 2350	Fundamentals of Abnormal PsychologyONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		14.0

Seventh quarter

HMSV 2993	Practicum III - General Human Services	5.0
	Other requirements	4.0-6.0
Total Credit Hours:		9.0-11.0

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.