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HUS 25HJ (Plan Education and Social Sciences -25HJ)

Program Overview

Program Title

Correctional Counseling

Plan Code

Education and Social Sciences -25HJ

Award Type

Certificate

Catalog Description

This program is designed for students who have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, Counseling, or an approved related field and are interested in gaining specialized knowledge and skills to work in agencies and programs specialized in helping people associated with the criminal justice system. This includes organizations with programs for those in correctional facilities as well as those within the community. The students will gain skills and knowledge to enhance their previous education and enable employment in the human services fields. Students with less than a Bachelor’s Degree are encouraged to complete the A.A.S Degree in Correctional Counseling, Plan 25HK, or the A.A. Degree in Social Work or related field and then transfer. The current trend to reduce prison populations and support criminal justice reform creates more opportunity for community correctional programs and the need for specialists to work in this field. The Prerequisite Coursework may be waived by the Department Chair for students with similar courses and a Master’s Degree in an approved program.

Total Hours for Completion

35-36 credit hours

Free Form Requisites

Summer Semester

2 Credits

Course

Title

Hours

CLC120 ^

College Success Seminar

2

First Semester

18 Credits

Course

Title

Hours

HUS123

Introduction to Group Dynamics

3

HUS128

Introduction to Counseling Skills

3

HUS140

Drugs and Society

3

CRJ121

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ227

Community-Based Corrections

3

CRJ124

Introduction to Corrections or

other Concentration/Elective (see list below)

3

Second Semester

15-16 Credits

Course

Title

Hours

HUS253

Advanced Addictions Counseling Skills

3

CRJ214

Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice

3

HUS219

Human Services Internship or

CRJ270

Criminal Justice Assessment Seminar

3-4

HUS154

Ethics in Human Services

2

HUS274

Human Services Practicum Orientation

1

HUS152

Process Addictions/Impulse Disorders or

other Concentration/Elective (see list below)

2

HUS299

Special Topics in Human Services or

other Concentration/Elective (see list below)

1

Total hours for Certificate

35-36

Concentration/Elective Options

Course

Title

Hours

CRJ119

Principles of Direct Supervision

3

CRJ123

Introduction to Criminology

3

CRJ124

Introduction to Corrections

3

CRJ221

Criminal Law

3

CRJ224

Institutional Corrections

3

CRJ229

Juvenile Delinquency

3

CRJ230

Principles of Courtroom Testimony

3

CRJ270

Criminal Justice Assessment Seminar

3

HUS116

Principles of Foster Care

1

HUS151

Addiction Counseling and Treatment I

3

HUS152

Process Addictions/Impulse Disorders

2

HUS156

Pharmacology and Disease in Substance Abuse

3

HUS232

Trauma and Violence

4

HUS234

Child Maltreatment

3

HUS251

Addiction Counseling and Treatment II

4

HUS299

Special Topics in Human Services

1-3

PSC122

State and Local Politics

3

PSY123

Abnormal Psychology

3

SOC223

Being Different: The Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3

CLC 120 is an institutional requirement for graduation.

2022-2023 CLC Catalog