Human Services

Associate in Public Service
Credit Requirements: 66-67 Semester Credit Hours

Human Services professionals hold jobs in such diverse settings as group homes and halfway houses; correctional and community mental health centers; family, child and youth service agencies; and programs concerned with family violence and aging. Depending on the employment setting and the kinds of clients served, the job titles and duties vary a great deal. The primary purpose of the human services worker is to assist individuals, families or communities to function as effectively as possible in the major domains of living. Students in the Human Services program will choose a focus area in Addictions/Substance Abuse, Developmental Disabilities, Family Intervention Studies, Gerontology or as a Human Services Generalist.

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or the TTC placement test. Students who have transfer credits of C or better from an approved, regionally accredited postsecondary institution may not need to take the placement test.

Students will complete a comprehensive field placement during the last half of the program.  Assignments for the field placement exist in mental health, youth services, social services, eldercare, corrections, disabilities, rehabilitation and addiction services. A clear criminal background check by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is required for students prior to field placement assignments. Students may be subject to additional agency screening above and beyond those required by TTC.

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