Education and Social Sciences -25HK - Correctional Counseling
Program Overview
Catalog Description
This program prepares students for entry and middle-level positions in agencies and programs specialized in helping people. This includes organizations with programs for children, adolescents, and adults provided through hospitals, nursing homes, institutions for people with developmental disabilities, community human services programs, as well as treatment programs for addiction and substance use disorders. The degree-seeking student completes general education and Human Services core courses, plus courses in counseling and corrections. All students are encouraged to consult with department faculty. Human Services courses may transfer to four-year institutions with related programs.
Program Title
Plan Code
Award Type
Division
Free Form Requisites
First Semester | 17 Credits | |
Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
CLC120 ^ | College Success Seminar | 2 |
ENG121 | English Composition I | 3 |
MTH140 | Contemporary Mathematics or | 3 |
PSY121 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
HUS121 | Health and Nutrition | 3 |
SWK121 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
Second Semester | 17 Credits | |
Course | Title | Hours |
CMM121 + | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
CRJ121 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
HUS123 | Introduction to Group Dynamics | 3 |
HUS128 | Introduction to Counseling Skills | 3 |
HUS140 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
HUS154 | Ethics in Human Services | 2 |
Third Semester | 15 Credits | |
Course | Title | Hours |
SOC121 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
CRJ227 | Community-Based Corrections | 3 |
HUS274 | Human Services Practicum Orientation | 1 |
HUS231 | Adult Development and Aging or | |
PSY220 | Lifespan Development or | |
PSY226 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
HUS253 | Advanced Addictions Counseling Skills | 3 |
Concentration/Elective (see list below) | 2 | |
Fourth Semester | 13 Credits | |
Course | Title | Hours |
HUS219 | Human Services Internship | 4 |
CRJ214 | Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice | 3 |
3 | ||
HUS234 | Child Maltreatment or other Concentration/Elective (see list below) | 3 |
Total hours for A.A.S. Degree | 60 | |
Concentration/Elective Options | ||
Course | Title | Hours |
CRJ119 | Principles of Direct Supervision | 3 |
CRJ123 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
CRJ124 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
CRJ221 | Criminal Law | 3 |
CRJ224 | Institutional Corrections | 3 |
CRJ229 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
CRJ230 | Principles of Courtroom Testimony | 3 |
HUS116 | Principles of Foster Care | 1 |
HUS134 | Intimate Violence Crisis Response | 4 |
HUS151 | Addiction Counseling and Treatment I | 3 |
HUS152 | Process Addictions/Impulse Disorders | 2 |
HUS156 | Pharmacology and Disease in Substance Abuse | 3 |
HUS232 | Trauma and Violence | 4 |
HUS234 | Child Maltreatment | 3 |
HUS299 | Special Topics in Human Services | 1-3 |
PSC122 | State and Local Politics | 3 |
PSY223 + | Abnormal Psychology or | |
SOC223 | Being Different: The Sociology of Deviant Behavior | 3 |
^ CLC 120 is an institutional requirement for graduation.