Human Services
School of Integrated Studies
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521
Frequently Asked Qeustions
Q: What are my career opportunities?
A: For the associate's degree, career opportunities would include: entry-level positions in youth and aging programs, senior citizen centers, drug and alcohol counseling programs, child care development agencies, correctional facilities and other agencies.
Career opportunities for someone who has earned our bachelor's degree include: social services caseworker, child protective services worker, drug and alcohol counselor, probation officer, residential services worker, youth development counselor, corrections officer, crisis-line worker and shelter worker, among others.
Q: What are the strengths of the program?
A: The Human Services programs' strengths include:
- One-on-one relationships with faculty whose primary activity is teaching
- Limited class size, which allows for discussion and more individualized instruction
- Emphasis on community-based placements, technology skills and competency in professional writing
- Intensive and interdisciplinary communications
Q: Will I receive hands-on experience?
A: You will gain practical, hands-on experience in community agencies of your choice. Both degrees offer extensive supervised work and training in a community agency. Students obtain placements providing services "to persons who have emotional disabilities or are developmentally delayed, individuals with substance abuse problems, people who are older, those who are adjudicated or incarcerated, and teenagers who are pregnant."