Social Services, A.A.S.

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Contact Information: Sheri Lozier-Bentley 615-353-3350, Office: K-108-D,
E-mail: sheri.lozier-bentley@nscc.edu

General Information
Course Requirements & Recommended Schedule
Program Website
Course Descriptions

General Information

Social Services prepares students to work with human service agencies that serve children and youth, the elderly and disabled, the homeless, families in need, and individuals in crisis situations. The program includes theoretical and practical components that will enable graduates to work in many areas of public and private social welfare agencies.

Graduates of the program should be able to:
• Understand the values of perspectives of Social Work as outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Recognize and understand the importance of community resources and be able to
make appropriate referrals, including follow-up procedures.
• Identify the knowledge, values and skills of a generalist social work practice that are useful in a broad range of social work interventions.
• Demonstrate the problem-solving process with diverse populations and populations at risk.

Admission Requirements
Prospective students must meet regular degree-seeking admission requirements for
the A.A.S. degree.

Field Practicum: Students who wish to register for the SOCS Field Practicum must contact their advisor for permission to enroll in the course. Before registering in the Field Practicum, students must have completed 30 hours of Major Core Courses.

Grading Policy
A grade of "C" or above must be earned in all Social Services courses prior to graduation.

Transfer/Advising
The A.A.S. degree is designed to prepare a student for employment upon graduation. Some universities, at their discretion, accept some technical courses for transfer. A student who plans to transfer to a university should consult his/her advisor and the receiving university about transfer and articulation policies. Failure to do so could result in loss of transfer credits.

 

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

RUBRIC	COURSE	CLASS	LAB	CREDITS
General Education
ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3	0	3
SPCH 1010	Speech	3	0	3
	Humanities Elective	3	0	3
	Math Elective	3	0	3
	Natural Sciences Elective (MUST INCLUDE LAB)	3	3	4
	Social Science Elective	3	0	3
	General Education Courses Electives			6
Major Core
SOCS 1010	Intro to Social Work	3	0	3
SOCS 1020	Human Behavior Social Environ	3	0	3
SOCS 2020	Theories/Methods Soc Svc Prac	3	0	3
SOCS 2035	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	3	0	3
SOCS 2045 or ECED 2040	Family Systems or Fam Dynamics & Comm Involve	3 3	0 0	3 3
SOCS 2060	Field Practicum	5	0	5
Guided Electives (Choose any 5 of the Following Courses)
SOCS 2010	Soc Svcs for Children & Youth	3	0	3
SOCS 2025	Survey of Counseling Theories	3	0	3
SOCS 2055	Soc Work Interviewing Skills	3	0	3
ECED 2040	Fam Dynamics & Comm Involve	3	0	3
SOCS 2045	Family Systems	3	0	3
ECED 2010	Safe, Healthy Learning Environ	3	0	3
ECED 2020	Infant, Toddler, Child Dev	3	0	3
TOTAL REQUIRED - ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE				60

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

First Year

Fall Semester	Course	Credits
ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3
	Math Elective	3
SOCS 1010	Intro to Social Services	3
SOCS 1020	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	3
	General Education Elective	3
Spring Semester	Course	Credits
	Natural Sciences Elective with Lab	4
	General Education Elective	3
SPCH 1010	Speech	3
SOCS 2020	Theories/Methods Soc Svc Prac	3
SOCS 2035	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	3

Second Year

Fall Semester	Course	Credits
	Social Science Elective	3
	Humanities Elective	3
ECED 2040 SOCS 2045	Fam Dynamics & Comm Involve OR Family Systems	3
	Guided Elective	3
	Guided Elective	3
Spring Semester	Course	Credits
	Guided Elective	3
	Guided Elective	3
	Guided Elective	3
SOCS 2060	Field Practicum	5

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Part-time Schedule: Many students may wish to enroll in the Social Services program on a part-time basis. Students are encouraged to enroll in at least two semester courses each semester (including summer) in order to complete the degree in approximately four years.

Cooperative work experience can be an important addition to a student's formal classroom work. Co-op courses may substitute for technical courses with the prior approval of the Program Coordinator. The Career Employment Center will provide the correct course numbers.