Human Services Advocate
Certificate
Program Coordinator: Gary Aday, LRC-706, Ext. 2521
Length: Two semesters (one year)
Purpose: The certificate program in Human Services Advocate is designed to prepare persons for entry into careers which emphasize human relations skills, typically performed in a person-to-person relationship.
Occupational Objectives: Students who complete the program may enter the labor market in jobs which lead to a variety of positions, such as:
Therapeutic Assistant
Social Services Liaison
Case Management Aide
Client Advocate
Social Services Para-professional
Child Care Assistance
Admission Requirements: A student eligible for admission to the college can normally be considered for admission to the Human Services Advocate curriculum. Proficiency in high school English and mathematics is required. Students who are not proficient in English or mathematics will be required to correct their deficiencies in developmental courses.
Program Requirements: Approximately three-fourths of the courses will be a core curriculum which is basic for all human services, i.e., general education, occupational-technical, and human relations skills. The remaining courses, along with the coordinated internship, are designed to give the student specialized training for the particular career area which he/she has chosen. Upon completion of the two-semester program, the student will be awarded a Certificate in Human Services Advocate.
Human Services Advocate
| First Semester (Fall) | ||||
| Course | Lec. | Lab | ||
| Number | Course Title | Hrs. | Hrs. | Crs. |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SDV 101 | Orientation to College Success | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SOC 201 | 1Intro. to Sociology I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| AST 114 | 2 Keyboarding for | |||
| Information Processing | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| HMS 100 | Intro. to Human Services | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSY 120 | Human Relations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Second Semeser (Spring) | ||||
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MTH 146 | Intro. to Elem. Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PBS 265 | 31nterviewing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HLT 110 | Concepts of Personal and | |||
| Community Health | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| IST | 4Fundamentals IST Skills ITE 115 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EEE | 5Degree Related Elective | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| or | ||||
| HMS 197 | Co-op Education | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Total | 15-18 | 0-15 | 18 | |
| Total Minimum Credits Required for Certificate ...............33 | ||||
The semester-by-semester sequence of courses may be modified when necessary. Please refer to the Program Choices section of this Catalog for a discussion of factors which affect planning and sequencing programs of study.
1. Students may substitute PSY-201.
2. Students who pass the Keyboarding Exemption Test will be
granted credit for this course. Testing date is published in the class schedule.
3. Students may substitute PBS 266 Group Leadership for this course.
4. Keyboarding skills
highly recommended.
5. Students may take any ACC, AST, BUS, ECO, IST, or MKT course to meet this
requirement or participate in Co-op Education. HMS 197 may be taken after
satisfactory completion of the first semester with Faculty Curriculum Advisor
and Faculty Co-op Advisor approvals. The non-paid Co-op Education option is
available in this program of study. HMS 197 and HMS 297 will also be offered the
Summer Semester for students with scheduling conflicts.
Sample Related Electives for Human Services Advocate
EDU 155 Parent Education
HMS 197 Coordinated Internship or Cooperative Education in Human Services
ITE 100 Intro. to Information Systems
PBS 265 Group Leadership
PSY 201-202 Introduction to Psychology I-II
PSY 235 Child Psychology
PSY 236 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 237 Adult Psychology
SOC 201-202 Introduction to Sociology I-II
SOC 205 Rural Sociology
SOC 215 Sociology of the Family
SOC 235 Juvenile Delinquency