Human Services

Applied Human Services (BHS) B.S. Degree

This degree provides students with a solid background in the general theories and principles of assessing human needs and responding to those needs in the least restrictive environment.

This degree is designed to prepare students for careers in a variety of human services fields including:

• persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness
• individuals who have been adjudicated in the criminal justice system
• individuals and families in crisis
• older individuals
• individuals with a chemical dependency

Human Services (HS) A.A.S. Degree

We train students to provide general helping, supportive and preventive services for people with emotional, developmental, social, or physical problems. Students develop skills in counseling, crisis intervention, group work, and case management. Students apply these general skills in analyzing specific types of agencies and through internships in the field.