Bachelor of Arts in Human Services

The CMC Human Services degree is a hybrid program that offers both in-person and virtual course completion options.

While most Human Services classes can be completed virtually or in-person at all CMC campus locations, the twelve upper-division “Core” classes may only be completed in-person (on a 1 day/week schedule) at the following CMC campus locations:

• Breckenridge
• Rifle
• Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs
• Steamboat Springs
• Vail Valley at Edwards

Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.

Upon completing the Human Services (BA) program, CMC students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge of the historical roots of human services professions including historical and current legislation, influences of private and public attitudes on policy and the sociopolitical issues impacting the professions.
2. Apply theories of interactions of human systems including individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community and societal.
3. Identify strengths, capacities, and potential limitations and apply policies and resources to support self-advocacy in individuals, groups, and/or communities.
4. Apply ethical information management by access, analyze and evaluate data from credible sources
5. Collect, analyze and evaluate needs of individuals, groups or communities and provide culturally relevant resources including services, strategies, training as well as assess the outcomes of the resource provision.
6. Apply evaluative techniques in identification, prevention, intervention and maintenance strategies for clients.
7. Demonstrate in oral, written and visual formats skills in interpersonal communication including setting boundaries, establishing rapport, working with conflict and ethical communications.
8. Apply leadership skills in organizational aspects of human services including management of employees and volunteers, financial and budget management, ethical and legal issues and risk management.
9. Apply ethical practices in the human services professions including application of theories and practice in self-determination, least intrusive services and most inclusive environments, confidentiality, professional boundaries and other standards outlined in the NHS standards of the profession.
10. Use practices that value the diversity of the individual including but not limited to culture, race, class, gender, relations, ability, and sexual orientation.
11. Demonstrate progression of self-awareness regarding their own values, personalities, reactions, interpersonal styles, strengths and limitations.

Students can choose to specialize with a concentration:

• Addictions Studies Concentration
• Community and Organizational Leadership Concentration
• Outdoor Psychology Concentration
• Psychology Concentration

The Human Services program offers students valuable experiential learning through internships at local community agencies.

In HMS 4500: Supervised Internship, students apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings by completing 2 to 6 credits at an approved site. Weekly meetings with site supervisors help develop professional skills and provide feedback on performance, ethics, conduct, and communication.

Students also attend a weekly online class led by the Internship Coordinator, who oversees placements to ensure a consistent and supportive experience.

Edibility to enroll in Human Service internships:

• Have junior standing (60+ credits)
• Complete one of the following: HMS 3200, PSY 4150, CSL 4450, HMS 3100, HMS 3350, PSY 3260, HMS 3150, or PSY 4650

Human Services internship sites include:

Schools, community organizations, government agencies (Department of Human Services, probation), behavioral health and recovery centers, and hospitals.

Breakdown of credits and hours: