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2023-2024 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2023-2024 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Human Services, Pre-Social Work Specialization, AAS



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PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students for jobs in human services. Graduates will be prepared to work in the fields of mental health and social services.   This specialization is intended for students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in social work.

CREDENTIALS:  An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is a major in a career-technical area that takes two years for full-time students to complete.  Although the purpose of an AAS degree is to gain skills for employment, some transfer institutions may accept some or all of the courses from an AAS major.

TRANSFER INFORMATION:  This program is designed for transfer. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study.  More information can also be found at www.brightpoint.edu/academics/transfer/

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Continuing students should work with their faculty advisor on academic planning and graduation requirements.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

  1. Exhibit knowledge of human services theory, vocabulary, and skills needed in the field.
  2. Identify the purpose of human services and its ongoing role in working with individuals, families, groups, communities and society.
  3. Integrate human services theory and skills into practice.
  4. Demonstrate the skills needed to function as a human services professional. These include communication and listening skills, problem-solving, goal-setting, and implementation of strategies and evaluation techniques to interact with a variety of clients.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to work in a multicultural context and identify the importance of diversity in human service practice.
  6. Recognize the importance of social justice and how systemic and structural oppression impacts individuals, families, and communities.
  7. Identify oneself as a tool in empowering individuals, families, and communities and recognize the importance of self awareness within the human service profession
  8. Define the NASW Code of Ethics values and recognize their importance in social work practice.

Advanced Mathematics or Science Elective


Communications Elective


Humanities Elective


Foreign Language/Global Studies Elective


Capstone Course Requirements


Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 60


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete their ENG, MTH, and SDV requirements first.

It is strongly recommended that students complete all developmental coursework in English before enrolling in HMS 100.

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Students who plan to transfer to VCU or VSU must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better to transfer to their respective BSW programs. Students must also maintain a grade of “B” or better in the following courses:  HMS 100, MEN 101, MEN 102, MEN 290.  

In MEN 290 students will complete 100 hours of practical hands-on training. Please read the Internship Requirements & Expectations in full. Students will secure their own internship sites prior to the start of their MEN 290 class. All internships must be approved by the Human Services and Mental Health Program Chair.

Students may be subjected to criminal background, sex offender registry checks, TB screenings and/or other tests/checks as a condition of their placement in an internship site. Students will be expected to cover any costs incurred for these procedures.

Students with a criminal record should contact the Program Head to discuss their practicum placement for MEN 290 prior to the start of those courses. A criminal record can decrease internship possibilities and may add additional barriers to finding a placement, however, there are opportunities out there for students with criminal records.

Additional Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Transfer Requirements:

Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work will require one of the following Humanities courses:   Religion (REL 230), ENG 246, ENG 255, or PHI 100.  

Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work must take ENG 210 Advanced Composition.

Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social work must take a foreign language. VCU does not accept Language course CLEP.  Students should consult with their faculty advisors about appropriate language courses. Sign Language is an acceptable elective for VCU. 

Additional Virginia State University (VSU) Transfer Requirements:

Students planning to transfer to the VSU Department of Social Work must take CST 100  Principles of Public Speaking.

Students planning to transfer to VSU must take an English Literature course.

Students who plan to transfer to VSU Department of Social Work may take a global studies course in place of a foreign language.  Global Studies course options: HIS 111, HIS 112 , ENG 255, PLS 241 , REL 230, GEO 220.

Students planning to transfer to VSU must complete a 3 credit, SOWK 260:  History of Social Welfare (1600 to the present) course as a prerequisite to admission into the Department of Social Work at VSU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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