Program Description

Employees who seek work in any human or health services agency will better serve their clients and employers by entering the workforce well trained. A Human Services Certification will include course work in psychology, social work, human development, human behavior, government, and communications.

Program Outcomes

Students who complete the Human Services certificate should expect the following outcomes from the program: 

• Students will be introduced to (Careers Seminar) and gain experience in (Internship) the field of Human Services.
• Students will be better able to understand human behavior, social and political relationships, basic psychology and development.
• Students will become more well-rounded and competent individuals in the workplace as they better learn to communicate interpersonally and through writing.

Certificate Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENGL 1010	Expository Composition E1	3
HFST 1500	Human Development SS	3
or PSY 1100	Human Development SS
SW 2400	Diverse Populations	3
PSY 1200	Careers and Internship Seminar	1
PSY 1010	General Psychology SS	3
ENGL 2010	Intermediate Research Writing E2	3
HFST 1997	Home and Family Internship I	1
POLS 1100	American National Government AI	3
Select one of the following:		3
SW 2100	Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment
CJ 1300	Introduction to Corrections
SOC 1020	Modern Social Problems SS
PSY 1400	Analysis of Behavior
PSY 2034	Educational Psychology