Human Services, A.A.S.

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree

The A.A.S. degree program is designed to track directly into the B.A.S. degree. Students desiring to continue in their educational pursuits can do so at the baccalaureate level with no loss in credit between the A.A.S. and the B.A.S. degrees. The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is a 64-semester hour degree which requires 31 semester hours in a general education core and 33 semester hours from an approved major. The residency requirements on the A.A.S. degree count toward the B.A.S. residency of 31 hours. The A.A.S. residency is 18 hours. The ﬁve majors include applied science, business administration, human services, justice administration, and religion. Eighteen semester hours must be completed at Wayland.

Human Services

Course Requirements

Students majoring in Human Services must complete 33 semester hours including:

PSYC 4310 - Social Psychology 3 hrs or
SOCI 4310 - Social Psychology 3 hrs
SOCI 3304 - Social Problems 3 hrs
SOCI 3320 - Cultural Diversity 3 hrs
SOCI 3322 - Introduction to Social Work 3 hrs
Plus 21 semester hours in approved courses from human services, criminal justice, sociology, and/or psychology; (three of the hours can be work experience)