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Human Services Academy

Find your calling in our Human Services Career Academy. You’ll serve your community as a teacher, a counselor, a safety officer, an esthetician, a caregiver, a hospital worker— this pathway will take you from the classroom to a career helping the public.

Nurture your skills in human services and social welfare today. Your future is waiting!

Related Pathways: 

  • Law Enforcement and Public Safety
  • Government and Public Administration
  • Consumer Services
  • Mental Health Services
  • Education and Training

 

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Criteria for Academy Graduation

This academy has course requirements for both entry-level and intermediate-level. To meet the academy standards for graduation, you must successfully meet the requirements of five entry-level courses and two intermediate-level courses. Students may choose to pursue the recognition of Advanced Achievement. To successfully complete the Advanced Achievement recognition, students must successfully meet the requirements of:

  • Youth Skills Training Experience
  • Portfolio presentation

Students successfully completing these requirements will receive additional insignia to wear at the graduation ceremony. 

Explore the Academy Courses

00373- Youth Skills Training (YST) Experience

Credits per term: 1

Prerequisite: Completion of Career Academy Course

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Academy
  • Business, Management, and Administration Academy
  • Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Academy
  • Health Science Academy
  • Human Services Academy
  • Information Systems, Communications and Art Academy
  • Youth Skills Training (YST)
00530 – Psychology

Credits per term: 1

NCAA approved

  • Health Science Academy
  • Human Services Academy
  • Social Studies
00524/00525 – College American Government

Credits per term: 1 HS credit, potentially 3 college credits

Prerequisite: College in the Schools requirements

Replaced U.S. Government Requirement; NCAA approved

  • College in the Schools (CIS)
  • Human Services Academy
  • Social Studies
00416/00417 – College Biology 1100 A/B

Credits per term: 1 HS credit, potentially four (4) college credits

Prerequisite: Biology A/B and College in the Schools requirements

NCAA approved

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Academy
  • College in the Schools (CIS)
  • Health Science Academy
  • Human Services Academy
  • Science
00424/00425/00426 – College Chem 160 A/B/C

Credits per term: 1

Prerequisite: Must have completed Advanced Algebra, College in the Schools requirements, Accuplacer or 21 on Math ACT subscore. 

NCAA approved

  • College in the Schools (CIS)
  • Health Science Academy
  • Human Services Academy
  • Science
00254 – Speech

Credits per term: 1

  • English
  • Human Services Academy
  • Information Systems, Communications and Art Academy