Human Services and Rehabilitation, AS

Location(s): Clarion Campus

The Associate of Science in Human Services and Rehabilitation trains people to work in human service practitioner roles in various human service agencies. The program offers both specialized and general competencies. The two-year program culminates with a supervised internship/field experience in a human service agency. Students will work with faculty who are experienced, human service practitioners. Students may continue their study toward a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and Rehabilitation, Sociology, or other related disciplines and receive credit toward graduation for courses taken while earning the associate degree.

Advisement Sheet

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be familiar with the range of human service delivery models.
Students will demonstrate professional attitudes, behavior, and skills.
Students will demonstrate appreciation and awareness of diversity.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the importance and relevance of the constantly evolving knowledge base of the field of human services and its related disciplines and use this knowledge to better inform practice decisions and evaluate outcomes.
Students will apply meaningful connections between classroom learning and experiences in the field throughout the program.
Students will analyze the needs of clients/consumers, develop goals and design as well as implement a plan of action.

Curriculum Requirements

General Education

Oral Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Written Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Technological Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Student Elective - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Competencies

Applied Methodologies - HSRH 2950 - Internship in Human Services and Rehabilitation Credit Hours: 3 TO 10
Intercultural Fluency - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Information Literacy - HSRH 2270 - Neurological Impairments and Physical Disorders Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - SOCI 2300 - Sociology of Life Course Credit Hours: 3

Major

Required Major Courses

HSRH 1260 - Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services Credit Hours: 3
HSRH 2270 - Neurological Impairments and Physical Disorders Credit Hours: 3
HSRH 2500 - Human Relations Skills Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 2100 - Social Inequalities: Who Gets What, and Why? Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 2300 - Sociology of Life Course Credit Hours: 3
HSRH 2950 - Internship in Human Services and Rehabilitation Credit Hours: 3 TO 10
HSRH 3995 - Seminar for Human Services and Rehabilitation Internship Credit Hours: 2

Major Electives

Any SOCI-, SOWK-, PSYC,- or HSRH-listed course Credit Hours: 12

Total Credits: 60

Depending on the program of study, students may need to complete additional credits to ensure the total credit hour requirement is met.