HumanServicesDegree
Build the skills to support families, individuals, and communities. Earn a career-focused certificate in one to two semesters, and stack every credit toward a full AAS degree in Human Services.
About the Program
Meaningful Work, Real Demand
Human services professionals meet human needs through an interdisciplinary, whole-person approach — addressing problems, preventing them, and improving quality of life for the people and communities they serve. TSC’s Human Services program prepares you for that work with a curriculum that draws on psychology, social work, and community health, so you graduate ready to support families and individuals across a wide range of settings.
Why TSC
Why Choose Our Human Services Program?
Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base
A broad, well-rounded curriculum that blends multiple disciplines so you can address problems, prevent them, and improve quality of life for the people you serve.
Commitment to Quality & Improvement
Learn to strengthen service delivery systems — accessibility, accountability, and coordination across professionals and agencies — so your clients get better outcomes.
Versatile Career Opportunities
Graduates support work in psychology, rehabilitation, and social work, providing essential services to families and individuals across many settings.
Degrees & Certificates
Whether you want a full degree or a fast credential, every TSC program earns you industry certifications and every certificate stacks toward the degree.
Human Services Associate of Applied Science
Complete your Associate of Applied Science in Human Services and be ready to enter the field or transfer.
Human Services Level I Certificate
Your first step into the field — foundational coursework you can complete in your first semesters.
Human Services Level II Certificate
Deepen your training with additional coursework that builds directly on Level I.
Career Growth
Where This Degree Can Take You
6%
Projected employment growth for social and human service assistants from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% average for all occupations.
50,600
Projected job openings per year, on average, over the decade — across community health centers, mental health facilities, rehabilitation programs, and social service agencies.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Social and Human Service Assistants (2024–34 projections, data as of May 2024).
Program Cost
Where You Can Study
This program is offered at the following TSC campus locations.
Human Services Associate of Applied Science
Click any semester to see the full course list.
Semester One
Business communications, math, and general psychology, paired with foundational human services coursework in surveying the field and interviewing techniques.
- BUS 2017 – Business Communications & Report Writing (3 credits)
- MAT 1240 – Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 (4 credits)
- PSY 1001 – General Psychology I: GT-SS3 (3 credits)
- HSE 1006 – Survey of Human Services (3 credits)
- HSE 1007 – Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 credits)
Semester Two
Group and family services, crisis intervention, and an English course, rounded out by a social and behavioral science elective.
- HSE 2005 – Human Services for Groups (3 credits)
- HSE 2006 – Human Services for Families (3 credits)
- HSE 2009 – Crisis Theory and Intervention (3 credits)
Choose one: (3 credits)
- ENG 1015 – Technical English and Communication
- ENG 1021 – English Composition I: GT-CO1
- ENG 1031 – Technical Writing I: GT-CO1
Choose one: (3 credits) (Elective SS1, SS2, SS3 — additional GT courses available)
- PSY 1002 – General Psychology I: GT-SS3
- PSY 2221 – Social Psychology: GT-SS3
- PSY 2222 – Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3
- PSY 2331 – Postive Psychology: GT-SS3
- SOC 1002 – Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3
- SOC 2005 – Sociology Of Family Dynamics: GT-SS3
- SOC 2031 – The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3
Semester Three
Sociology, social issues, community organization, and case management, rounded out by a communication elective.
- SOC 1001 – Introduction to Sociology: GT-SS3 (3 credits)
- HSE 1009 – Social Issues in Human Services (3 credits)
- HSE 2007 – Community Organization (3 credits)
- HSE 2026 – Case Management for Human Services Practitioners (3 credits)
Choose one: (3 credits)
- COM 1150 – Public Speaking
- COM 1250 – Interpersonal Communication: GT-SS3
Semester Four
A hands-on practicum alongside coursework in juvenile justice and disabilities, rounded out by two social and behavioral science electives.
- HSE 1088 – Human Services Practicum I (3 credits)
- HSE 2015 – Introduction to Delinquency & Justice (3 credits)
- HSE 1030 – Introduction to Disabilities (3 credits)
Choose one: (3 credits) (Elective SS1, SS2, SS3 — additional GT courses available)
- PSY 1002 – General Psychology II: GT-SS3
- PSY 2221 – Social Psychology: GT-SS3
- PSY 2222 – Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3
- PSY 2331 – Postive Psychology: GT-SS3
- SOC 1001 – Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3
- SOC 2005 – Sociology Of Family Dynamics: GT-SS3
- SOC 2031 – The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3
Choose one: (3 credits) (Elective SS1, SS2, SS3 — additional GT courses available)
- PSY 1002 – General Psychology II: GT-SS3
- PSY 2221 – Social Psychology: GT-SS3
- PSY 2222 – Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3
- PSY 2331 – Postive Psychology: GT-SS3
- SOC 1002 – Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3
- SOC 2005 – Sociology Of Family Dynamics: GT-SS3
- SOC 2031 – The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3
Certificate Curriculum
Each certificate is a standalone credential. Click any certificate to see the full course list.
Human Services Level I Certificate
A two-semester program introducing human services through interviewing techniques, group and family services, and crisis intervention, alongside a technical writing course.
Semester One (9 credits)
- HSE 1006 – Survey of Human Services (3 credits)
- HSE 1007 – Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 credits)
Choose one: (3 credits)
- ENG 1015 – Technical Writing
- ENG 1031 – Technical Writing
Semester Two (9 credits)
- HSE 2005 – Human Services for Groups (3 credits)
- HSE 2006 – Human Services for Families (3 credits)
- HSE 2009 – Crisis Theory and Intervention
Human Services Level II Certificate
A two-semester program covering social issues, community organization, and case management, followed by hands-on practicum experience alongside coursework in juvenile justice and disabilities.
Semester One (9 credits)
- HSE 1009 – Social Issues in Human Services (3 credits)
- HSE 2007 – Community Organization (3 credits)
- HSE 2026 – Case Management for Human Services Practitioners (3 credits)
Semester Two (9 credits)
- HSE 1088 – Human Services Practicum I (3 credits)
- HSE 2015 – Introduction to Delinquency & Justice (3 credits)
- HSE 1030 – Introduction to Disabilities (3 credits)
Where You'll Go
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Contact Us
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- TitleDean of Instruction
- DepartmentBUS, CIS, Prison Education
- LocationTrinidad, Colorado • 210 Berg
- EmailLiAnn.Richardson@trinidadstate.edu