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New River Community College PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE 2025-2026

Career/Technical Education Programs

Associate of Applied Science Degree Human Services, AAS

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program

First Semester (Fall) ENG 111

College Composition I

3 3 3 3 1

HMS 100 HMS 121 PSY 200 SDV 100 SOC 200

Introduction to Human Services Basic Counseling Skills I Principles of Psychology College Success Skills Introduction to Sociology

3 Total: 16

Second Semester (Spring) CHD 205

Guiding the Behavior of Children

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

ENG 112 HMS 141 HMS 236

College Composition II Group Dynamics I

Gerontology

ITE

152

Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications

MTH 132

Business Mathematics

OR MTH 154

3 Total: 18

Third Semester (Fall) CHD 210

Introduction to Exceptional Children Principles of Public Speaking Human Services/Child Development Requirement(s) (pg 92) Coordinated Internship in Human Services Sociology - Requirement(s) (pg 97)

CST 100 ____ ____ HMS 290 ____ ____ PSY 216

Social Psychology OR PSY 230

3 Total: 18

Fourth Semester (Spring) SOC 215

Sociology of the Family

OR CHD 216

HLT 110

Personal and Community Health

OR HLT 135

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Human Services/Child Development Requirement(s) (pg 92) Coordinated Internship in Human Services Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement(s) (pg 92-93)

HMS 290 ____ ____

3 Total: 15 Total Minimum Credits: 67

NOTES:

HMS 100 is a pre- or corequisite for all other HMS courses.

HMS 100 and HMS 121 are pre/corequisites for HMS 290.

MTH 154 is recommended for transfer students.

HMS 251 is recommended for Human Services.

Internship placements must be approved by the program head the semester prior to enrolling in HMS 290.

The Sociology Requirement may be selected from the following: SOC 215, SOC 266, or SOC 268.

Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts Requirements in the college catalog.

SOC 215 is recommended for Human Services students.

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Check out NRCC’s online catalog for more details. http://catalog.nr.edu/