Kimberly Steele, Academic Program Director
Phone: 330-337-4283
Email: ksteele6@kent.edu
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Human Services is designed to prepare graduates for entry-level positions in a variety of human services agencies and includes applied courses in human services and joint university-agency supervised internships. The core courses provide a solid foundation in case management and client advocacy. This program is endorsed by the Ohio Coalition of Associate Degree Human Service Educators as authorized by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board and the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board as meeting the curricular requirements for the Social Work Assistant, Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant I & II and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor.
The program is designed to articulate fully to Kent State’s B.S. degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Human Services concentration. However, it is also applicable to the bachelor programs in psychology and sociology.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
| HDF 24011 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) | 3 |
| HSRV 11000 | FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 11001 | GROUP METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 11002 | SURVEY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES | 3 |
| HSRV 21000 | DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS | 3 |
| HSRV 21001 | ASSESSMENT METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 21002 | COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 21003 | SOCIAL WELFARE IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 21092 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES I (ELR) 1 | 3 |
| HSRV 21192 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES II (ELR) 1 | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
| ENG 20002 | INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING 2 | 3 |
| or ENG 21011 | RESEARCH WRITING (KCMP) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 3 | |
| Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences | 3 | |
| Technical Electives, choose from the following: 3 | 9 | |
IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
Allied Health Sciences (AHS) courses | ||
Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) courses | ||
Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM) courses | ||
Early Childhood Education (ECED) courses | ||
Early Childhood Education Technology (ECET) courses | ||
Educational Psychology (EPSY) courses | ||
Gerontology (GERO) courses | ||
Health Education (HED) courses | ||
Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) courses | ||
Human Services (HSRV) courses | ||
Nursing (NURS) courses | ||
Office Technology (OTEC) courses | ||
Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) courses | ||
Psychology (PSYC) courses | ||
Public Health (PH) courses | ||
Sociology (SOC) courses | ||
Foreign Language courses | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 64 | |
Students will be required to complete the equivalent of 315 internship hours each semester.
It is recommended that students planning to enroll in a bachelor's degree take ENG 21011.
The following are recommendations for completing technical electives: HED 32530 or PSYC 41364 if preparing for licensure in chemical dependency counseling; HDF 24012, HDF 25512 and HDF 34031 if planning to enroll in the B.S. degree in Human Development and Family Studies; and PSYC or SOC or foreign language courses if planning to enroll in the bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology.
| Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.500 | 2.000 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HSRV 11000 | FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 11001 | GROUP METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 11002 | SURVEY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES | 3 |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
| ENG 20002 or ENG 21011 | INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING or RESEARCH WRITING (KCMP) | 3 |
| HDF 24011 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) | 3 |
| HSRV 21003 | SOCIAL WELFARE IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| HSRV 21000 | DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS | 3 |
| HSRV 21001 | ASSESSMENT METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 21092 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES I (ELR) | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| HSRV 21002 | COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN HUMAN SERVICES | 3 |
| HSRV 21192 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES II (ELR) | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Technical Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 64 | |
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