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The Associate of Arts degree in Human Services is designed to prepare the student to obtain a job as a paraprofessional in community agencies dealing with counseling, social work, mental health, substance abuse treatment and prevention, developmental disabilities programs and elderly services.  The program provides the student the educational background in the Human Services environment necessary for career advancement and continuation of their education toward a bachelor's degree in Human Services, Counseling or Social Work. 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS      64 Credit hours

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 33 Credits 
Eng 101 Comp I Exposition  3
Eng 102 Comp II Analysis & Argument  3
Anthropology 101 or 130 3
Psych 105 Gen Psychology 3
Psych 220 Child Psychology 3
HED 171 Personal Health Management 3
Humanities/Fine Arts electives 3
Soc 101 Intro to Sociology 3
Electives 9
 
HUMAN SERVICES CORE 31 Credits 
HS 101 Intro to Human Services 3
HS 102 Principles of Interviewing 3
HS 105 Group Dynamics 4
HS 109 Tech of Assessment & Intervention 3
HS 150 Clinical Experience in Human Srvcs 4
HS 201 Family Process

3
HS 202 Contemporary Issues in Mental Hlth 3
HS 250 Adv Clinical Exp in Human Services

4
HS 251 Adv Clinical Exp in Human Services 4

 

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University of New Mexico - Gallup
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Gallup
NM 87301
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