General Studies - Human Services Specialization, AA&S

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Allows students the flexibility of moving into transfer programs into psychology, social work, human services, sociology and other fields. Occupational titles, depending on educational achievement, of human service workers may include Case Worker, Case Management Aide, Eligibility Counselor, Social Service Aide, Probation Officer, Mental Health Counselor or Crisis Intervention Manager.

Program Curriculum

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
HMS 100 - Introduction to Human Services 3 cr.
Elective - Health/Physical Ed (PED) 1 cr.⁵
Elective - Information Technology Essentials (ITE) 3 cr.⁵
Elective - Mathematics (MTH) 3 cr.^1,5

Semester Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 cr.
HMS 121 - Basic Counseling Skills 3 cr.
Elective - Communications (CST) 3 cr.⁵
Elective - History (HIS) 3 cr.^2,5
Elective - Social/Behavioral Science 3 cr.⁵

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Semester

Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts 3 cr.⁵
Elective - Human Services 3 cr.⁵
Elective - Literature (ENG) 3 cr.⁵
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^3,5
Elective - Social/Behavioral Science 3 cr.^4,5

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Fourth Semester

HMS 290 - Coordinated Internship 3 cr.
Electives - Human Services 3 cr.⁵
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^3,5
Elective - Social/Behavioral Science 3 cr.^4,5
Elective - General Studies Transfer 3 cr.⁵

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Program Total: 61 Credits

¹Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in human services areas like psychology, social work and counseling may need a statistics course (MTH 245 ) for transfer.
² For students intending to take more than one history course, a sequence beginning by taking HIS 111  or HIS 121  is preferred prior to HIS 112  or HIS 122 .
³A one full sequence of biology, chemistry, geology or physics is recommended. However, depending upon the requirements of four-year institutions, two one-semester courses in different sciences may be substituted with advisor approval. For Social Work transfer students, BIO 101   is recommended as one of the required lab courses.
⁴Recommended Social Science electives include SOC 200  or PSY 200 .
⁵Students should check with the institution to which they are transferring in order to determine the most appropriate transfer courses to take at LFCC.  ELECTIVES General Studies