University Catalog

Vision Statement

The Associate of Arts in Human Services is a professional development program within the general field of Behavioral Sciences, which encompasses the disciplines of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. The program vision is to develop in its students an understanding of the broader sociocultural and historical forces that create human need and entry level professional skills to positively impact the lives of others in our communities.

Mission Statement

The Human Services concentration of the General Studies Associate of Arts is a subset of Behavioral Sciences. It is community based, and focuses on applied work with community behavioral health.

Program Description/Goals

The Associate of Arts in General Studies concentration in Human Services is a 62 credit (2 year) degree concentrating on social services and applied community based work. It prepares graduates for professional work in supervised mental health settings, and for the full MHRT-C certificate.

Program Requirements

Required Support Course

Techniques for Assessment

Students will be assessed both directly and indirectly. Students are to maintain a year-by-year portfolio of exemplars of their work. In the senior year, the portfolio will be reviewed by 2 Behavioral and/or Social Science faculty.

Required Experiential Work

Students will be expected to work within the campus and local communities each year. The extra-mural service learning experiences will be part of the pre-graduation evaluation, and constitute the citizenship and social responsibility requirements of the general education core.

Required Advisor

Each student in Human Services, within the first year of attending UMFK, shall select an advisor from among the full-time faculty in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The advisor will guide the career and professional choices of the student.

Suggested Course Sequencing

Fall Semester Freshman Year

Spring Semester Freshmen Year

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

Spring Semester Sophomore Year