Human Services

This non-licensure, online program prepares students for the helping professions, serving diverse populations, and contributing to local and global communities. Designed with input from industry experts, the program is designed to meet the needs of today’s human services professionals by providing experiential learning opportunities to immerse students in the multidisciplinary field of human services. By the end of the program, students will be able to adapt theoretical approaches for intervention and treatment to address client needs; serve as ethical and professional leaders in the human services profession; affect change to meet the needs of diverse populations from a local to global level; empower individuals to develop the skills to improve the quality of their lives and communities; and communicate in a clear, concise, and objective manner across multiple modalities to exemplify quality service. Graduates value written and interpersonal communication, critical thinking and problem solving, information and financial literacy, and the significance of diversity awareness skills in academic and workplace situations.

• Child and Youth Services Worker
• Adult Services Worker
• Residential Services Worker
• Community Services and Outreach Manager
• Family Support Worker
• Human Services Administrator

Applicants for careers in this field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, and drug/or alcohol testing. Employment decisions, including whether to require background checks and other tests, are made at the discretion of the employer. Rasmussen does not pre-screen for enrollment in this program. Any prospective student must consider their history, lifestyle and future actions before enrolling in this program, and carefully consider whether their actions may prevent them from attaining employment in the field they choose to pursue. Additional requirements, such as industry-specific training may be required to obtain employment in this field.

Careers Disclosure: This program is not designed to meet, and does not meet, the educational requirements for professional licensure as a therapist, counselor, social worker, psychologist, or other similar licensed careers, in any state.

This program is not designed to prepare graduates for any state-issued professional license or certification, and has not been approved by any state professional licensing agency. For further information on professional licensing requirements, please contact the appropriate board or agency in your state of residence.

A student enrolled in an associate degree program through Rasmussen University Online may dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program when enrolled in the final 12 credits needed to complete their enrolled associate’s degree program, and all program acceptance requirements are met. The student may be scheduled to complete Associate program course requirements before taking Bachelor-level courses. The student will graduate from their enrolled associate degree program only when all course requirements specific to that program have been completed. Students who choose this option to dual enroll cannot complete the final 12 credits in the associate degree as self-directed assessments (SDA). Students enrolled in a Rasmussen University Certificate or Diploma program are not eligible to dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program. Students enrolled in a residential program through a campus are not eligible to dual enroll in this program.

This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, applicants must provide transcripts from an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U. S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that demonstrates one of the following:

1. A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field, as listed below
2. A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field
3. Completion of at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C- or higher in each course

Students who transfer a conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree from the following approved field-related programs will receive a block transfer of 90 lower-level quarter credits:

• Human Services
• Child and Family Studies
• Child Life Specialist/Assistant
• Child Psychology
• Early Care and Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Studies
• Early Childhood and Youth Development
• Education and Youth Studies
• Para-Educator
• Criminal Justice

Students with an unrelated associate’s or bachelor’s degree, or at least 60 eligible quarter credits, maybe considered for this program as specified below:

• Students may be required to take additional lower-level prerequisite courses when equivalent courses have not been completed. Prerequisite courses a student may be required to complete include: PSY1012 General Psychology and SYG1000 Introduction to Sociology.
• In addition, the students will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by course basis to determine whether any upper-level credits will also apply to their program. Eligible transfer creditswill be applied to their program at the appropriate level.

Students who have fewer than 90 transferable lower-level quarter credits will be required to take additional lower-level coursework. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University based upon a predetermined elective pool appropriate for the program of enrollment.