Human Services
- AS - Transfer Program
- Department of Education and Human Services
This human services program prepares you to transfer to top schools and puts you to work in the field – from day one
Some learn by doing. At Monroe Community College, you’ll learn by serving.
Our human services associate degree emphasizes hands-on experience. You’ll start to work with community organizations and clients in your first semester, developing career-building knowledge and skills.
In just two years you’ll have a strong foundation of experience and coursework, numerous options to transfer to four-year programs, and a great start toward a human services career.
Explore the Helping Professions in Human Services Internships
In the human services A.S. program, you’ll explore the helping professions in the classroom and gain practical experience through internships at area agencies. Human services and social work professionals serve clients at a wide variety of organizations including child protection agencies, family counseling centers, hospitals, school, and probation departments.
Here are just a few of the local agencies where you could expect to learn and work:
- ARC of Monroe
- Community Place of Greater Rochester
- Hillside Family of Agencies
- Lifetime Assistance
- Heritage Christian Services
- Monroe County Department of Human Service
- Rochester Hearing and Speech Center
- Strong Memorial Hospital
- Greater Rochester YMCA
The human services associate degree program gives you many opportunities to discover where you will have the greatest impact. You could start your career in jobs like these:
- Family support worker
- Crisis intervention counselor
- Youth worker
- Child advocate
- Life skills instructor
- Community outreach worker
- Mental health aide
- Substance abuse counselor
Build Your Resume with a Human Services or Social Work Bachelor’s Degree
The human services A.S. program parallels the first two years of a bachelor’s degree program and prepares you to transfer to a four-year institution in social work, human services, or a related area of study. Our graduates have continued their education at many other excellent schools, including:
- SUNY Brockport
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Ohio State University
- Keuka College
- Nazareth College
- SUNY Buffalo
- Empire State College
To find out more about the human services A.S. degree from Monroe Community College, contact the admissions office at admissions@sxtcyb.com or (585) 292-2200.
HUMAN SERVICES
A.S. Degree - Transfer Program
Department:Education and Human Services
School(s): Community Engagement & Development
MCC Program Code: HU10
Description
Program description as it will appear in the catalog
The Human Services A.S. degree program prepares students to transfer and earn a Baccalaureate degree in Social Work, Human Services, or a related area, by providing both professional and general education courses, that help students understand the field academically and through applied learning. The program also enables student to go directly into the human services field after graduation if they choose to do so.
Students will explore the helping professions in the classroom and gain practical experience through internships at area agencies. Human Services/Social Work professionals find employment with various types of social agencies including child protection agencies, senior citizen centers, agencies that support people with disabilities, family counseling centers, hospitals, schools and probation departments.
Program Learning Outcomes
1.Understand the human services field in relation to foundational concepts, history, ethics, organizational structure, and career opportunities.
2.Demonstrate effective helping skills within the context of cultural competence and cultural humility.
3.Demonstrate an understanding of effective case management.
4.Apply human service concepts and professionalism in field experiences.
5.Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical models in the helping professions.
Employment Potential
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Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
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| FIRST SEMESTER |  |
| ENG 101 College Composition (grade of C or higher required) OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition (grade of C or higher required) | 3 |
| HUM 100 Entry Level Skills for the Human Services Student | 3 |
| SPC 142 Public Speaking OR SPC 143 Small Group Communication | 3 |
| SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR MTH 160 Statistics I * | 3 |
First Semester Total: | 15 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| HUM 109 Introduction to Helping Skills (grade of C- or higher required) | 6 |
| PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
| HUM 218 Working with Trauma Informed Care Skills | 3 |
| HED 115 Death and Dying OR HED 116 Issues in Child Development and Health OR HED 130 Foundations of Health and Wellness OR HEG 211 Black Women's Mental Health and Wellness | 3 |
| PSY 108 Fundamentals of APA Style | 1 |
Second Semester Total: | 16 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| HUM 119 Case Management and Documentation (grade of C- or higher required) | 6 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE** | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY-NSCI) Elective*** | 3-4 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE**** | 3 |
Third Semester Total: | 15-6 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| HUM 209 Applied Helping Models | 6 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| OPEN ELECTIVE | 3 |
Fourth Semester Total: | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: | 61-62 |
**Recommend SPC 144.
***Recommend BIO 132 and BIO 133 for transfer.
****Program Electives: Choose any ACD or ECE courses, or any of the HUM courses not already required (with the exception of ECE 110 or ACD 246)
Revised 1/21/2025