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Direct Support & Rehabilitation Studies, Certificate (formerly Direct Support Professional)

Niagara County Community College · Sanborn, NY

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Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Student Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Direct support training leads to work in an expanding job market for habilitation services that provide help for individuals with disabilities attain, keep, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. For infants and toddlers, habilitative therapy often aims to help a child develop motor skills that they have yet to accomplish. These helping professions programs are designed to support individuals with the functional limitations typically associated with chronic mental illness in learning, maintaining, or improving skills essential for daily living. The focus is on helping individuals develop new abilities or regain skills they may have lost due to illness or injury.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193946
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193946_2f98ddea
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements (DSRS)

5 items
  1. A total of at least 32-credit hours with a minimum curriculum grade-point average of 2.0. Academic Foundations courses do not count toward the certificate.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Rehabilitation: A minimum of 15-credit hours to include: HUS 101 - Introduction Human Services HUS 102 - Human Services Internship I OR COE 198 - Experiential Cooperative Education I HUS 103 - Human Services Internship II OR COE 199 - Experiential Co-op II HUS 123 - The Helping Process HUS 140 - Direct Support Professional Level I Certification Prep
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Health/Physical Education: A minimum of 2-credit hours to include: ___ ___ Health/Physical Education elective
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Social Sciences: A minimum of 9-credit hours to include: ___ ___ - Social Science Elective OR SLA 101 - American Sign Language I
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Track Requirements/Electives: A minimum of 6 credit hours Disability Awareness Track: A minimum of 6-credit hours to include: EDU/HUS 120 - Disabilities: Birth to Adolescence HUS 122 - Disabilities and Aging OR Child & Adolescence Track: A minimum of 6-credit hours to include: EDU/HUS 120 - Disabilities: Birth to Adolescence ECE 208 - Early Childhood Education OR ECE 250 - Birth to Age 6 OR Aging & the Elderly Track A minimum of 6-credit hours to include: HUS 122 - Disabilities & Aging HUS 213 - Loss, Grief & Coping
    Not resolved to a course

Typical Program

0 items

    Disability Awareness Track

    0 items

      First Semester

      7 items
      1. HUS 101
        Introduction Human Services
        As published: “Introduction Human Services 3 Cr.”
        3
      2. HUS 102
        Human Services Internship I
        As published: “Human Services Internship I 3 Cr. OR”
        3
      3. COE 198
        Experiential Cooperative Education I 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. HUS 120
        Disabilities: Birth to Adolescence 3 Cr. OR
        Not resolved to a course
      5. EDU 120
        Disabilities Birth to Adolescence 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course
      6. HUS 123
        The Helping Process
        As published: “The Helping Process 3 Cr.”
        3
      7. HUS 140
        Direct Support Professional Level I Certification Prep 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course

      Second Semester

      7 items
      1. HUS 103
        Human Services Internship II 3 Cr. OR COE 199 - Experiential Co-op II 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. HUS 122
        Disabilities and Aging 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. SLA 101
        American Sign Language I 3 Cr. OR
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course
      7. HED/HPE Health/Physical Education elective 2 Cr.
        Not resolved to a course

      Child & Adolescence Track

      0 items

        First Semester

        8 items
        1. HUS 101
          Introduction Human Services
          As published: “Introduction Human Services 3 Cr.”
          3
        2. HUS 102
          Human Services Internship I
          As published: “Human Services Internship I 3 Cr. OR”
          3
        3. COE 198
          Experiential Cooperative Education I 3 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course
        4. HUS 120
          Disabilities: Birth to Adolescence 3 Cr. OR
          Not resolved to a course
        5. EDU 120
          Disabilities Birth to Adolescence 3 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course
        6. ECE 208
          Early Childhood Education: Ages 3-6 Years , 3 Cr. OR
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ECE 250
          Birth to Age 6 , 4 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course
        8. HUS 140
          Direct Support Professional Level I Certification Prep 3 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Semester

        8 items
        1. HUS 103
          Human Services Internship II 3 Cr. OR
          Not resolved to a course
        2. COE 199
          Experiential Co-op II 3 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course
        3. HUS 123
          The Helping Process
          As published: “The Helping Process 3 Cr.”
          3
        4. SLA 101
          American Sign Language I 3 Cr. OR
          Not resolved to a course
        5. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
          Not resolved to a course
        6. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course
        8. HED/HPE Health/Physical Education elective 2 Cr.
          Not resolved to a course

        Aging & Elderly Track

        0 items

          First Semester

          6 items
          1. HUS 101
            Introduction Human Services
            As published: “Introduction Human Services 3 Cr.”
            3
          2. HUS 102
            Human Services Internship I
            As published: “Human Services Internship I 3 Cr. OR”
            3
          3. COE 198
            Experiential Cooperative Education I 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course
          4. HUS 122
            Disabilities and Aging 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course
          5. HUS 213
            Loss, Grief & Coping 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course
          6. HUS 140
            Direct Support Professional Level I Certification Prep 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course

          Second Semester

          8 items
          1. HUS 103
            Human Services Internship II 3 Cr. OR
            Not resolved to a course
          2. COE 199
            Experiential Co-op II 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course
          3. HUS 123
            The Helping Process
            As published: “The Helping Process 3 Cr.”
            3
          4. SLA 101
            American Sign Language I 3 Cr. OR
            Not resolved to a course
          5. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
            Not resolved to a course
          6. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
            Not resolved to a course
          7. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course
          8. HED/HPE Health/Physical Education elective 2 Cr.
            Not resolved to a course

          Health Services Track

          0 items

            First Semester

            6 items
            1. HUS 101
              Introduction Human Services
              As published: “Introduction Human Services 3 Cr.”
              3
            2. HUS 102
              Human Services Internship I
              As published: “HUS 102 - Human Services Internship I 3 Cr. OR”
              3
            3. COE 198
              COE 198 - Experiential Cooperative Education I 3 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course
            4. MED 134
              Medical Terminology 3 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course
            5. HUS 123
              The Helping Process
              As published: “The Helping Process 3 Cr.”
              3
            6. HUS 140
              Direct Support Professional Level I Certification Prep 3 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course

            Second Semester

            14 items
            1. HUS 103
              Human Services Internship II 3 Cr. OR
              Not resolved to a course
            2. COE 199
              COE 199 - Experiential Co-op II 3 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course
            3. HED 205
              Nutrition & Health 3 Cr. OR
              Not resolved to a course
            4. BIO 117
              Human Biology
              As published: “Human Biology 4 Cr. AND”
              4
            5. BIO 117L
              Human Biology Lab
              As published: “Human Biology Lab 0 Cr. OR”
              0
            6. BIO 109
              General Biology I
              As published: “General Biology I 4 Cr. AND”
              4
            7. BIO 109L
              General Biology I Lab
              As published: “General Biology I Lab 0 Cr. OR”
              0
            8. BIO 213
              Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Cr. AND
              Not resolved to a course
            9. BIO 213L
              Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course
            10. SLA 101
              American Sign Language I 3 Cr. OR
              Not resolved to a course
            11. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
              Not resolved to a course
            12. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr. AND
              Not resolved to a course
            13. ___ ___ - Social Science elective 3 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course
            14. Health/Physical Education elective 2 Cr.
              Not resolved to a course

            Note

            0 items

              Scholarship Opportunities

              0 items
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