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Human Services, Certificate of Accomplishment

Banner Code: 3_CE_HSVC

Not Financial Aid Eligible


This certificate enables students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. The certificate program provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a certificate can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The certificate exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Utilize human services helping skills and resources to enhance career prospects.
  2. Demonstrate intervention skills within fields of human services.

Review Graduation Requirements.

Course Title Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
HSVC C100Introduction to Human Services3
HSVC C101Helping Theories and Intervention Strategies3
HSVC C102Introduction to Crisis Intervention3
HSVC C274Human Services Seminar1
HSVC C275Human Services Field Studies2
Program Electives
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Aging Studies
Introduction to Aging Studies
Psychology of Aging
Psychology of Aging
Cultural Anthropology
Applied Stress Management
Treatment Issues in Substance Abuse
Cultural Competence in Health & Social Services
Cultural Competence in Health & Social Services
Introduction to Psychology
Child Growth and Development
Introduction to Sociology
Dating, Relationships, and Marriage
Total Units15