Codes and Dates

Current Effective Date 2026 Fall Semester
Curriculum Committee Approval: 11/03/2025
Board of Trustees Approval: 12/16/2025
Program Control Number 01737
Department: CHSS
Subject: (HS) Human Services
TOP Code 2104.00 - Human Services*

Description

This degree is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a social service setting or to transfer as a junior to a baccalaureate degree program in Social Work. This degree is for the person who has a strong desire to help people who traditionally have been underrepresented within the larger society and require interventions and assistance in increasing control of their personal destinies. These introductory courses will give the student a good fundamental working knowledge of the social services system. The program offers course work leading to a certificate of achievement and an associate in science degree in Human Services: Pre-Social Work. Students must take the required courses listed in the Core (see below), and select 12 units from the list of options.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a fundamental working knowledge of the social services system.
2. Be prepared for entry-level employment in a social service setting.
3. Understand who are the underrepresented within our society and what might be appropriate interventions to assist them.
4. Apply the multiple perspectives of a broad liberal arts foundation to their analysis of social problems.

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses
18.0
 
3.0
AT 10
Technical Computer Applications (Active)
3.0
OR
BT 1
Computer Document Processing I (Historical)
3.0
OR
CIT 12
Computer Literacy (Active)
3.0
OR
CIT 15
Computer Concepts (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
HS 10
Introduction to Aging Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
SOCI 10
Introduction to Aging Studies (Active)
3.0
HS 9
Social Work and Human Services Seminar (Active)
1.0
HS 19F
Social Work and Human Services Fieldwork (Active)
2.0
HS 20
Introduction to Social Welfare (Active)
3.0
HS 24
Fundamentals of Interviewing and Counseling (Active)
3.0
HS 30
Group and Community Social Services (Active)
3.0
Course Options: Select 12 Units
12.0
AFRAM 1
Introduction to African American Studies (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 2
African American Cultural Adaptation (Active)
3.0
AMIND 31
American Indian Culture (Active)
3.0
AMIND 34
The American Indian in Contemporary Society (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
ANTH 2
Cultural Anthropology (Active)
3.0
OR
ANTH 2H
Honors Cultural Anthropology (Active)
3.0
ASAMER 25
Asian American Social Issues (Active)
3.0
ASL 1
Beginning American Sign Language (Active)
4.0
CDEV 5
Parent Education (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
CDEV 30
Child and Family in a Diverse Community (Active)
3.0
OR
SOCI 31
The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
CDEV 38
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSYC 38
Lifespan Development (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
CDEV C1000
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
OR
PSYC 39
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
CLS 11
Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies (Active)
3.0
CLS 13
Politics and the Chicano-Latino Community (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
COMM C1000
Introduction to Public Speaking (Historical)
3.0
OR
COMM 4
Persuasion (Historical)
3.0
OR
COMM 8
Group Communication (Historical)
3.0
 
3.0
COMM 25
Argumentation (Historical)
3.0
OR
PHIL 6
Introduction to Logic (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
ECON 25
Introduction to Economics (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON C2001
Principles of Microeconomics (Historical)
3.0
OR
ECON C2001H
Principles of Microeconomics - Honors (Active)
3.0
OR
ECON C2002
Principles of Macroeconomics (Historical)
3.0
OR
ECON C2002H
Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
FN 35
Nutrition and Health (Active)
3.0
OR
FN 43
Women's Nutrition (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 43
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
3.0
HMONG 1
Beginning Hmong (Active)
5.0
 
2.0
HS 25
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
OR
WSTS 25
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
HS 44
Drug Use: Physical and Psychological Effects (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
PHIL 1A
Theories of Knowledge and Reality (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 1AH
Honors Theories of Knowledge and Reality (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 1C
Ethics (Active)
3.0
OR
PHIL 1CH
Honors Ethics (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
SOCI C1000
Introduction to Sociology (Active)
3.0
OR
SOCI C1000H
Introduction to Sociology - Honors (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
SOCI 5
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 5
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
 
3.0
SOCI 7
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 7
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
SOCI 32
Introduction to Marriage and Family (Active)
3.0
SPAN 1
Beginning Spanish (Active)
5.0
WSTS 10
Changing Roles of Women (Active)
3.0
Total: 30.0