Associate of Arts, Health and Human Services

The department offers an Associate in Arts Degree in Human Services on the Doheny Campus. This program prepares students for entry-level careers in the social services, including health services, law enforcement, probation, family services, and youth services, and for advanced studies in the Baccalaureate Program on the Chalon Campus. In addition to completion of all general studies courses for the Associate in Arts Degree, the following are required:

Courses Required for A.A. Degree in Human Services

SOC 5 Sociological Perspectives (3)
SOC 6 The Family, Child, and Community (3)
SOC 7 Introduction to Human Services (3)
SOC 10 Deviance and Youth
SOC 13 Anatomy for the Social Sciences (3)
SOC 25 Internship: Human Services (3)
SOC 30 Human Communication (3)
SOC 49 Multicultural Issues for Health Care Professionals (3)
PSY 1 Introduction to Psychology (3)
BIO 10
BIO 5
Health Science (3)
Life Sciences (3)
[Select one]
BUS 4 Business Foundations (3)

Plus one Ethics course:
PHI 21, RST 41, RST 45, RST 49, or RST 50 (3)

Emphasis in Bilingual Settings

SPA 1* Elementary Spanish I (4)
SPA 2
SPA 3A *
Elementary Spanish (4)
Accelerated Spanish III (3)
[Select one]
SPA 4 Intermediate Spanish IV (3)
SOC 25 Internship: Human Services (3)
SOC 49 Multicultural Issues for Health Care Professionals (3)

*Requirements may be met through examination.