Pre-Social Service
Are you interested in studying the science of cognition, behavior, and emotion?
Compassionate, caring, and advocacy-minded individuals are excellent candidates for social service careers, including roles in psychology, counseling, social work, schools, rehabilitation, and healthcare. To successfully enter these professions, these occupations require post-baccalaureate program study, credential requirements, and licensure or certification, which vary by specific field and state. Pre-social service advising supports students through individual academic relationships; collaborating and mentoring and toward meaningful co-op placements, experiences, and course selections that encourage students on a path to successfully entering professional work.
Who is this for?
Students aspiring to work in psychology and mental health can launch careers with pre-social service advising, empowering them to make an impact through advocacy, scholarship, service, and clinical practice.
What You’ll Study
Anthropology
Biology
- BIO 105 Life: Cells and Molecules
- BIO 205 Genetics
- BIO 215 Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIO 230 General Microbiology
Math
- MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics
- MATH 205 Intermediate Statistics
- MATH 102 Explorations in Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
Philosophy
Psychology
- PSYC 105 General Psychology
- PSYC 110 Foundations of Social Psychology
- PSYC 200 Basic Therapeutic Skills
- PSYC 205 Learning and Behavior
- PSYC 225 Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 230 Personality Theories
- PSYC 242 Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC 299 Independent Study
- PSYC 310 Biopsychology
- PSYC 330 Cross-Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 335 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 399 Independent Study
- PSYC 420 Political and Ethical Issues in Psychology
Visual Arts
Wellness
Cooperative Education Field Placements
Therapeutic Program Assistant, Gould Farms Therapeutic Community in Monterey, MA
Wellness Assistant at Children’s After School Arts (CASA) in San Francisco, CA
Agroecology Assistant, Kokolulu Farm and Wellness Retreats in Hawi, Hawaii
Therapeutic Assistant, Estia Agios Nikolaos in Galaxidi, Greece
Social Work Assistant, Visiting Angels in Sacramento, CA
Therapeutic Assistant, Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Kimberton, PA
Therapeutic Assistant, Camphill Village Residential Community in Copake, NY
Community Organizer, The Blue Bench in Denver, CO
Therapeutic Arts Program Assistant, We Care Arts in Kettering, OH
Counseling Program Assistant, Antioch College’s Counseling Services Center, Yellow Spring, OH
Miller Fellow at Friends Care Community Center in Yellow Springs, OH