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  Certificate (3-4 quarters) Associate (6-8 quarters) AA-DTA (AA w/certificate)

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Certificate in Social Service/Mental Health

Core Requirements			Credits
PSYC	215	Group Experience	5
SOC	280	Sociology of Social Work	5
SSMH	100	Intro to Human Services	5
SSMH	170	Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment	5
SSMH	201	SS/MH Field Experience	5
SSMH	210	Self Care for Care Givers	3
SSMH	215	Law and Ethics in Social Services	5
Select One:
SSMH	185	Identity and the Family	3
SSMH	230	Abuse in the Family	3
Total Credits Required			36
Students must earn minimum grade of 2.0 in all SSMH courses to earn SSMH certificate.

Associate in Social Service/Mental Health

Social Service Foundation			29 Credits
HSSA&	101	Intro to Addictive Drugs	3
HSSA	121	Psychotropic Medications	3
HSSA	255	Intro to Co-occurring Disorders	3
PSYC&	220	Abnormal Psychology	5
SSMH	202	SSMH Field Experience	5
Electives approved by SSMH advisor			12
Related Instruction			23-25 Credits
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL&	101	English Composition I	5
Select One:
ASL&	121	American Sign Language I	5
CMST&	101	Introduction to Communication	5
CMST&	220	Public Speaking	5
Computational Skills (3-5 credits)
Any course meeting AA QS requirement (5); or BUS 103 - Computational Math (3); or BUS 107 - Business Math (5)
Human Relations (10 credits)
PSYC&	100	General Psychology	5
Select One:
ANTH&	106	American Mosaic	5
ANTH&	206	Cultural Anthropology	5
SOC&	101	Intro to Sociology	5
Social Service Foundation			29 Credits
PSYC	215	Group Experience	5
SOC	280	Sociology of Social Work	5
SSMH	100	Intro to Human Services	5
SSMH	170	Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment	5
SSMH	201	SSMH Field Experience	5
SSMH	210	Self-Care for Care Givers	3
SSMH	215	Law and Ethics in Social Services	5
Electives		(Approved by advisor)	2
Select One:
SSMH	185	Identity and the Family	3
SSMH	230	Abuse in the Family	3
Total Credits Required			92-94
Students must earn minimum grade of 2.0 in all SSMH courses to earn SSMH associate degree.

Associate of Arts (AA-DTA) with Certificate in Social Service/Mental Health

General Education Requirements			60 Credits
All GER elective courses must be chosen from the approved lists on the AA-DTA degree requirement sheet. All other AA-DTA degree requirements also must be fulfilled.
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL&	101	English Composition I	5
CM GER Elective (ENGL 103 recommended)			5
Social Science (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines:
PSYC&	100	General Psychology	5
SOC&	101	Intro to Sociology	5
Select One:
ANTH&	206	Cultural Anthropology or	5
*ECON	110	Survey of Economics	5
*ECON110 recommended for transfer to social work at UW
Natural Science (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines - lab class required:
BIOL	118	Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Science Majors	5
NS GER Elective			5
Select One:
HSCI	119	Human Health and Disease	5
HSCI	210	Wellness	5
NUTR&	101	Nutrition	5
Humanities (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines:
HM GER Electives			10
Select One:
ASL&	121	American Sign Language I	5
CMST&	101	Introduction to Communication	5
CMST&	220	Public Speaking	5
Quantitative Skills (5 credits)
QS GER Electives (MATH& 146 recommended}			5
Social Service/Mental Health Core/Certificate			36 Credits
PSYC	215	Group Experience	5
SOC	280	Sociology of Social Work	5
SSMH	100	Intro to Human Services	5
SSMH	170	Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment	5
SSMH	201	SSMH Field Experience	5
SSMH	210	Self-Care for Care Givers	3
SSMH	215	Law and Ethics in Social Services	5
Select One:
SSMH	185	Identity and the Family	3
SSMH	230	Abuse in the Family	3
Total Credits Required			96