Human Services

337 Mental Health Associate Associate in Applied Science Degree (63 credit hours)

Study of theory and techniques needed to work with mentally handicapped children and adults; can lead to employment as assistant or aide to professional mental health workers in hospitals, institutions and community mental health centers and clinics.
First semester

Credit Hours

Child Development 101 Human Growth and Development I 4
English 101 Composition 3
Social Science 101 General Course I 3
Social Service 101 Basic Concepts in Social Service 3
Social Service 212 Introduction to Group Process 3
TOTAL
16
Second semester

Credit Hours

Child Development 102 Human Growth and
Development II
3
English 102 Composition 3
Psychology 201 General Psychology 3
Social Science 102 General Course II 3
Social Service 201 Principles of Social Work Practice 3
TOTAL
15
Third semester

Credit Hours

Biology 121 General Course 3
Biology 107 Nutrition Consumer Education 3
Mental Health 228 Principles of Mental Health Practice 3
Psychology 213 Abnormal Psychology 3
Psychology 208 Psychology of Exceptional Children
or Child Development 205 Development of the
Exceptional Child
3
Social Service 109 Report Writing 3
TOTAL
18
Fourth semester

Credit Hours

Biology 122 General Course 3
Mental Health 229 Practicum in Mental Health
(2 hr. seminar plus 400 hours in the field)
6
Psychology 203 Educational Psychology 3
Elective* 2-3
TOTAL
14-15
*Electives include Philosophy 105; Mathematics 125; Political Science 201; Sociology 205: History 111, 112, 114, 115; Literature; Anthropology 202