Health, Human & Social Services

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Health, Human & Social Services

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The focus in this academy is to provide exploration opportunities for students interested in general health care, education, social and government services, and personal and customer services.Three career strands are offered in the Health, Human, Social Sciences Academy:

  • Health and Medical Services
  • Human Services
  • Social Sciences

What should you think about when considering a career in the Health, Human, and Social Sciences?

Personal Characteristics:

  • Understanding, compassionate and empathetic
  • Enjoy caring for people
  • Works well on a team
  • General concern for the health and well-being of others
  • Interest in investigating or searching for answers In my spare time I enjoy...
  • Helping other people or volunteer work
  • Babysitting
  • Athletics and working out
  • Learning about people
  • Reading
  • Volunteering

Academy Credit Requirements:

All students are required to select one of the following options for the six (6) required academy credits

Option A: Select one Career Strand and complete a total of six (6) credits.

Option B: Select one Career Strand and complete four (4) credits. Select a second Career Strand and complete two (2) credits.

Health and Medical Services

Career Majors:

1. Environmental Health (SCI,SOCS)
2. Food and Nutrition Science (SCI,SOCS)
3. Medical Specialties (SCI,SOCS)

Completer Programs:

1. Allied Health Careers (SCI,SOCS)
2. Emergency Services Technology (SCI,SOCS)

Related Courses:

  • Advanced Foods
  • Allied Health Careers I, II
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Environmental Studies
  • AP Physics
  • AP Psychology II
  • Biology II
  • Business Law
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry II
  • Ecology
  • Emergency Services Technology
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Food and Nutrition Science
  • Health II
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Introduction to Analysis
  • Issues in American Society
  • Leadership Development
  • Living with Biotechnology
  • Physics
  • Psychology I, II
  • Public Speaking
  • Science Research I, II
  • Sociology
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Veterinary Science
  • World Geography

Key to Pathways Books: (ARTS) = Arts (BCON) = Business Contact (BOP) =
Business Operations (SCI) = Science (SOCS) = Social Sciences (TECH) = Technology

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Human Services

Career Majors:

1. Education (SOCS)
2. Family and Consumer Studies (SOCS)
3. Social Work (SCI, SOCS)
4. Sports and Recreation (SCI,SOCS)

Completer Programs:

1. Child Care (SOCS)
2. Cosmetology (SOCS)
3. Culinary Arts (SOCS,TECH)

Related Courses:

  • Advanced Child Development
  • Advanced Foods
  • Advanced Lifetime Fitness and Team Sports
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Language and Composition
  • AP Literature and Composition
  • AP Psychology II
  • AP Spanish
  • Beginning Child Development
  • Business Principles and Practices
  • Chemistry II
  • Child Care I, II
  • Cosmetology I, II
  • Culinary Arts I, II
  • Dance I
  • Drama I, II, III
  • Economics
  • Food and Nutrition Science
  • Health II
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Intermediate Child Development
  • Lifetime Fitness and Team Sports
  • Introduction to Foods
  • Issues in American Society
  • Leadership Development
  • Living on Your Own
  • Living with Biotechnology
  • Marketing I
  • Personal Relationships and Effective Parenting
  • Physical Fitness –Aerobics
  • Physical Fitness –Weight Training
  • Political Science
  • Psychology I, II
  • Public Speaking
  • Sign Language I, II, III
  • Sociology
  • Spanish III, IV
  • Statistics and Probability

Key to Pathways Books: (ARTS) = Arts (BCON) = Business Contact (BOP) =
Business Operations (SCI) = Science (SOCS) = Social Sciences (TECH) = Technology

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Social Sciences

Career Majors:

1. International Studies (SCI,SOCS)
2. Law, Legal and Government Services (SOCS)
3. Social Science (SCI,SOCS)
4. Urban and Regional Planning (BCON,SOCS)

Related Courses:

  • AP American History
  • AP Environmental Studies
  • AP European History
  • AP French
  • AP German
  • AP Latin
  • AP Language and Composition
  • AP Literature and Composition
  • AP Psychology II
  • AP Spanish
  • Beginning Child Development
  • Business Law
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Health II
  • Humanities
  • Intermediate Child Development
  • Issues in American Society
  • Leadership Development
  • Modern World Studies
  • Music History and Literature
  • Personal Relationships and Effective Parenting
  • Political Science
  • Psychology I, II
  • Public Speaking
  • Science Research
  • Sociology
  • Speech and Debate
  • Statistics and Probability
  • World Geography

Key to Pathways Books: (ARTS) = Arts (BCON) = Business Contact (BOP) =
Business Operations (SCI) = Science (SOCS) = Social Sciences (TECH) = Technology

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