Associate in Applied Science
Victim/Survivor Services
Victim/Survivor Services Course Descriptions
Dean:Dr. Chuck Wilson
Program Coordinator: Karisse Whyte
Curriculum Pathway leading to an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences
for students seeking a transfer degree to a 4-Year Institution.
KCKCC became the first college in the Midwest to offer a Victim/Survivor Services program in the fall of 1996. The program includes both theoretical and applied courses to assist those in rape counseling, domestic violence, and victim/witness programs as advocates for the victims of various crimes in our society.
The Associate in Applied Science Degree is designed for those with little or no previous college credits and are going to work in the field as a career. This degree gives this vocation more credibility and, perhaps, in the future, more benefits. Broader than the Certificate Program, the program will expose students to many other liberal arts issues
General Education Requirements
College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| Basic Skill Requirements |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition I |
3 |
ENGL 102
ENGL 206 |
Composition II* or
Technical Writing
|
3 |
SPCH 151
SPCH 153 |
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Total |
9 |
| Mathematics Requirements |
BUSN 110
MATH 104
|
Business Math or
Intermediate Algebra# (or above) |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
Humanities Requirements
(3 credit hours from one of the following disciplines: Art, History, Literature, Modern Language, Music, Philosophy or Theatre) |
| PHIL 206 |
Ethics |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
Social and Behavioral Science Requirements
(3 credit hours from one of the following disciplines including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology) |
PSYC 101
|
Psychology
|
3 |
| Total |
3 |
Natural and Physical Science Requirements
(lecture with lab) |
| NASC 101 |
Introduction to Physical Science or
Other Natural or Physical Science Core Elective |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
| Total General Education Requirements |
22-23 |
| Technical Requirements (19-22 additional credits) |
| CRJS 101 |
Introduction to Law Enforcement** |
3 |
| CRJS 204 |
Criminal Law II*/** |
3 |
| PSYC 115 |
Grieving Process |
3 |
| PSYC 214 |
Social Psychology* |
3 |
| SOSC 107 |
Sociology |
3 |
| SOSC 134 |
Criminology* |
3 |
| SOSC 209 |
Social Problems* |
3 |
| VTSP 101 |
Victimology |
3 |
| VTSP 102 |
Victim/Survivor Services |
3 |
VTSP 103
VTSP 104 |
Family Violence or
Rape and Child Abuse |
3 |
| VTSP 201 |
Legal Policy in Victim Services |
3 |
| VTSP 202 |
Diversity Issues in Victim Services |
3 |
| VTSP 203 |
Crisis Counseling |
3 |
| VTSP 250 |
Field Practicum |
3 |
| Total Victim/Survivor Services Requirements |
42 |
Total hours required for an Associate in Applied Science in Victim/Survivor Services Degree |
64-65 |