Program: Map: CSN AAS Applied Psychology: Mental Health Services - College of Southern Nevada

2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Jul 12, 2025

About This Academic Map

CSN students pursuing the Applied Psychology: Mental Health Services, AAS degree should follow this map.
This 60-credit academic map, designed for students without transfer credits, represents the optimal pathway to completing this degree.
Click on a course for more information (description, prerequisites, credit hours, etc.).
D+, D, and D- grades in the major requirements DO NOT count toward graduation for AAS programs.

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Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits: 3: Options Include: MATH 104B or above (except MATH122/123)
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 107 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: PSY 101 - General Psychology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MHDD 101 - Role of the Technician
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MHDD 103 - Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 107 - Medication Fundamentals
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 160 - Understanding Mental Illness

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Natural Science course list on the AAS Applied Psychology Mental Health Services degree sheet.
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science list on the AAS Applied Psychology Mental Health Services degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 109 - Introduction to Therapeutic Interventions
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 111 - Introduction to Helping Professions
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 126 - Understanding Developmental Disabilities
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 127 - Positive Behavior Supports

Communications (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Communications course list on the AAS Applied Psychology Mental Health Services degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 120 - Treatment Planning and Case Management
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 130 - Teaching Life Skills
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MHDD 150 - Issues In Substance Abuse
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MHDD 154 - Advanced Therapeutic Interventions

Total Minimum Credits: 15
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 201 - Crisis Communication
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 210 - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 218 - Substance Use Disorders and the Family System
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MHDD 299 - Capstone Project
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Options Include: MHDD 225 or MHDD 235 or PSY 207