Human Services Associate’s Degree

The Associate of Applied Science in Human Services prepares students to enter the human services workforce with the foundational knowledge, applied skills, and professional values necessary to support individuals, families, and communities across a range of social service, behavioral health, and community-based settings. The curriculum emphasizes foundational human services theory and practice, counseling skills, addictive behavior, and the social and structural forces that shape human need. The AAS in Human Services develops graduates who are equipped to serve diverse populations with competence, cultural responsiveness, and ethical integrity. It is a workforce-ready credential preparing graduates for immediate employment in paraprofessional and direct service roles, while also providing the academic foundation for seamless transition into the Bachelor of Applied Science in Behavioral Health and Human Services for students who choose to continue their education.

The program is designed as a pathway leading to the BAS in Behavioral Health and Human Services. The AAS curriculum maps directly to the prerequisite and lower-division competency expectations of the BAS, ensuring that students who complete the AAS can enter the BAS upper-division coursework without repeating foundational content.  However, not all students who begin the AAS will continue directly to the BAS. The AAS is designed to be a terminal credential with genuine workforce value, allowing students to enter employment after graduation and return for the BAS later as they get field experience, a pattern common among adult learners in Georgia’s human services workforce.

Average Annual Cost for this Degree:
$8,640