Associate of Arts in Human Services

The Associate's of Arts in Human Services is a 62 credit (2 year) degree concentrating on social services and applied community based work, It prepares graduates for professional work in supervised mental health settings, and for the full MHRT-C certificate.

Major Requirements
CRN Course Name Credits
Fye 100 First Year Bridging Experience 3 credits
Eng 100 English Composition I 3 credits
Eng 101 English Composition II 3 credits
Eng 200
Bus 219
Speech or
Business and Professional Speaking
3 credits
Mat 128
Mat 180
College Alrgebra or
Math Finite I: Logic, Combinatorics & Probability
3 credits
Cos 103 Introduction to Information Technology 4 credits
  Western Civilization Elective 3 credits
Bio 100 General Biology/Lab 4 credits
Ant 100 Introduction to Anthropology 3 credits
Total 29 credits

Program Courses
CRN Course Name credits
Ant 105 Introduction to the Human Sciences 3 credits
Psy 100 Introduction to Pyschology 3 credits
MHRT-C Requirements
Soc 110 Comuunity Mental Health 3 credits
Psy 221 Psychosocial Rehabilitation 3 credits
Psy 234 Crisis Identification and Resolution 3 Credits
Psy 330 Interviewing and Counseling 3 credits
Psy 232 Sexual Abuse and Trauma 3 credits
Psy 233 Substance Abuse and Diagnosis 3 credits
Psy 246 Vocational Aspects of Disabilites 3 credits
Psy 270 Case Management 3 credits
Psy 2** Mental Health and the Aging Process 3 credits
Total 33 credits

Required Experiential Work
Students will be expected to work within the campus and local communities each year. The extra-mural service learning experiences will be part of the pre-graduation evaluation, and constitute the citizenship and social responsibility requirements of the general education core.

Required Advisor
Each student in Human Services, within the first year of attending UMFK, shall select an advisor from among the full-time faculty in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The advisor will guide the career and professional choices of the student.

Techniques for Assessment
The student will be assessed both directly and indirectly. Students are to maintain a year-by-year portfolio of exemplars of their work. In the final year, the portfolio will be reviewed by at least 2 Behavioral and Social Sciences faculty.