Program: Human Services - General (HSGCE) - Metropolitan Community College

Mar 13, 2025

2024-2025 Catalog

Award: Certificate of Achievement
Pathway to Associate Degree: Human Services - General (HSAA2)

Academic Focus Area: Community & Human Services

This certificate of achievement provides knowledge and skills in interpersonal communication; an overview of human services; helping skills/techniques; community resources; an introduction to counseling theories; assessment, case planning, and management; professional ethics and issues; and crisis intervention.

All required classes for the HSGCE certificate must have a grade of C or better to graduate from the program.

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 49.5

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Major Requirements - 36.0 credits

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 4.5 Credits
HMSV 1010 - Introduction to Human Services 4.5 Credits
HMSV 1120 - Helping Skills and Techniques 4.5 Credits
HMSV 1130 - Introduction to Counseling Theories 4.5 Credits
HMSV 1140 - Assessment, Case Planning, and Management 4.5 Credits
HMSV 1150 - Community Resources 4.5 Credits
HMSV 2050 - Ethics and Professionalism 4.5 Credits
HMSV 2150 - Multicultural Counseling 4.5 Credits

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

Communication: ENGL 1010
Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: PSYC 1010

Certificate of Achievement General Education Requirements - 13.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for a Certificate of Achievement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.