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Basic Technical Skills in Human Services

The Basic Technical Skills and Core Concepts in Human Services Certificates of Completion are designed to offer the student very basic skills for entry-level jobs in social service agencies and non-profit organizations. The credits achieved in these certificates can be applied to the Associate of Science Human Services Emphasis transfer program and the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Gerontology, Human Services or Substance Abuse programs. These certificates are designed for the individual who has a high school diploma or GED or is dual-enrolled while in high school. It is also designed for individuals currently working in social service agencies who want to advance in the field by furthering their education while maintaining employment. For employers, this certificate provides training for workers who may be promoted to higher levels of responsibility within the business, agency or organization.

List of courses

Prerequisites (Prerequisites are courses or other educational requirement that must be completed prior to another course or before proceeding to more advance study; often listed in the Course Descriptions section of the Catalog)

Academic Catalog

"For more details about this certificate and this career pathway see the Academic Catalog pages for this certificate." (Note: Catalog file takes a while to download.)

Schedule of Classes

Courses may be on the main campus or a satellite campus and/or online.

Instructions for viewing class schedule in WebAdvisor

  1. When in WebAdvisor, click on Prospective Students.
  2. Under Admission Information click on Search for Classes.
  3. Select the term that you plan to attend
  4. Select the Subject and the course number from the above 'Required courses for this certificate.'
    For example: If you are looking for ECE 154 Children's Literature and Literacy, select the Subject Early Childhood Education and the course number 154.
    (If you want to see all of the Early Childhood Education classes scheduled during a specific term just select the term and the subject.)
  5. Click on Submit

Note: Class schedule is subject to change without notice.

Estimated Cost

(Southwestern does not charge out-of-state tuition. Tuition for out-of-state students and Oregon resident students is the same.)

Steps to Starting School
Steps to Starting School will provide the information you need to begin your career pathway. You can also start your career pathway by contacting an advisor at advisingquestions@socc.edu.

Contact an advisor at:
advisingquestions@socc.edu
Phone: 1-800-962-2838 or 888-7405

or in Curry County contact:
mbenoit@socc.edu - Brookings
jpretti@socc.edu - Gold Beach and Port Orford

 

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