Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Human servicesHUMAN SERVICES DEGREEMental health option (682)This program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at Chesapeake College.AWARD: Assocate of Appled Scence DegreePROGRAM MISSION: The Chesapeake College Human Servces Degree—Mental Health Opton provdes comprehensve tranngin mental health counseling for paraprofessionals new to or already employed in the human services field.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Human Servces Degree—Mental Health Opton s desgned to provde tranng for paraprofessonalsalready employed in the field. The program will provide sufficient educational training to individuals who seek employment orwho are upgradng ther sklls n the area of mental health. Human Servces courses comprse the major part of the program. Studentswill also take courses in related subjects and general education. Students should consult with the College’s Admissions Office or anacademc advsor n plannng an approprate program.PROGRAM GOALS: The Human Servces Degree—Mental Health Opton program wll:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general educaton competences.• Prepare students for entry-level mental health employment n a human servce agency or for transfer to a Bachelor of Socal Workprogram at a four-year nsttuton.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:[Courses Appear n Recommended Sequence.]FSC 101X Freshman Semnar Course 1ENG 101 CoMposition (g.ed.) 3COM 150 fund. of organ. CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) 3PSC 150 general psyChology (g.ed.) 3SOC 161 soCiology (g.ed.) 3SOC 171 Introducton to Human Servcesand Socal Work 3MAT MatheMatiCs (g.ed.) 3-5PED 103 Wellness for life (g.ed.) 3PSC 250+ Human Growth and Development 3PSC 255+ Abnormal Psychology 3SOC 165 Marrage and the Famly 3ART/HUM arts/huManities (g.ed.) 3NAT SCI bio/natural sCienCes (g.ed.) 3-4PSC 201+ Introducton to Counselng 3SOC 271 Practcum n Human Servces 3MLH 213+ Group Dynamcs 3PROG Program Electve 9PSC 211+ Advanced Counselng 3PSC 265 Famly Counselng 3MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS: 61CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Herb ZeglerArts/Humanities Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; MUS 101; THE 172.Mathematics Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:MAT 113, 115, 140, 200, 204.BIO/Natural Science Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:BIO 101, 111; CHM 121; GEO 143; PHY 205, 215; SCI 102, 110,111, 141, 142.Program Electives can be satisfied by:ECN 171, 172; HIS 101, 102, 131, 132; PSC 110; SOC 162, 167, 209.X Must be taken within the first 12 hours unless exempted bymeetng establshed standards.+ Prerequste or corequste. See course descrpton for detals.(g.ed.) general eduCation prograM requireMents.NOTE: PSC 255 and PSC 265 are offered n alternate years.Take each course n the sprng t s offered.Ths program of study artculates wth Salsbury Unversty’sBachelor of Socal Work program offered through the EasternShore Hgher Educaton Center. For more nformaton, pleasecontact the Chesapeake College Transfer Advsor.140