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Human Services is a career-oriented program that prepares students to become professional helpers. It is designed for those who want to bring about change and make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities. Human Services graduates can often find entry-level work in behavioral health and social services agencies.
Internships in the Human Services program provide community work experience for academic credit. These offer students the opportunity to develop skills that are useful in the job market. Students may be offered paid internships or jobs after completing their initial internships. Program concentrations give students maximum flexibility and an opportunity to specialize in a particular area of human services. Human Services graduates often choose to continue their education pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or higher in social work, human services, counseling, family studies, community services, psychology, and /or sociology. Students must work closely with their transfer institutions and their SFCC advisers to ensure the best transition to four-year schools.
Students can earn the following certificates included in this degree:
Follow these semester-by-semester maps to complete your degree on schedule. Courses marked with a diamond ♦ are especially important to take in the scheduled semester because they are prerequisites needed for courses in the following semesters or because they are only offered one time per year.
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