Program: PSR.AS - Associate in Science Degree
This is an exciting and innovative field in which service providers assist people in obtaining the skills, support and resources they will need to achieve success and satisfaction in their living, learning, working and social environments. The overall goals of this field are promotion of recovery, community integration, and improved quality of life for people coping with psychiatric disabilities. Graduates can transfer all of their credits to the Rutgers-SHP joint Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation with the following universities/colleges: Rutgers University-Newark, Kean University, Georgian Court University or Felician University. In addition, graduates can apply to the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences at Rutgers-SHP with a Psychiatric Rehabilitation track.
Recommended Course Sequence
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion.
Students must complete all general education courses and PSR-101 prior to joint enrolment with Rutgers-SHP. Students should apply to Rutgers-SHP by May 15 for fall admission and October 15 for spring admission. Once admitted to Rutgers-SHP, full-time students complete the program during three semesters.
Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).
Corequisite: PSR-210; offered only online
Offered only online
Must achieve a “C” or better in all PSR courses May retake a PSR course only once and obtain a passing grade (i.e. “C” or better)
Contact Name: Professor Peter Basto, department chair
OR Jeffrey Herron, Dean, Division of Professional Studies
Contact Phone: 908.889.2550 (Rutgers-SHP)
OR 732.906.3502 (MCC)
Contact Email: peter.m.basto@rutgers.edu
OR JHerron@middlesexcc.edu
Website: http://shp.rutgers.edu/
Courses focus on imparting the knowledge, practical skills and attitudes needed to provide support and services to people with psychiatric disabilities in a variety of community settings that provide social, vocational, residential and case management services.
PSR majors need to complete 18 credits of general education and Introduction to Psychosocial Rehabilitation ([links id='PSR-101' type='course']) before beginning the professional phase of the program ([links id='PSR-102' type='course'] and beyond). Students must take [links id='BIO-104' type='course'] prior to enrollment in the joint program and must complete the math requirement. Students must have a "C" or better in one year of a high school laboratory science. As a result of the student's performance on the College's placement test, he or she may need developmental coursework. All developmental coursework must be completed before they will be considered for admission to the Program.
The Statewide Transfer Agreement for New Jersey ensures that students who earn an A.A. or A.S. degree at a community college will have those credits fully transferable to a New Jersey public four-year institution, will have completed half of the credits required for a basic four-year degree and will have completed all of the lower division general education requirements. In addition, articulation agreements with private institutions may provide similar transfer provisions. Students should discuss the transfer process with an advisor.
Graduates may transfer into the Rutgers-SHP BS Dual Major program in Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology that is offered with the following partner schools: Kean University, Rutgers-Newark, Felician University, and Georgian Court University. The AS degree also transfers into the BS in Health Sciences, Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Rutgers-SHP. In addition, graduates may transfer to other four year schools in a variety of human service majors.
The degree can be completed in five semesters. Part time study is also an option.
Students must meet the academic standards of progress outlined above to stay in the program. They must meet with the program director each semester prior to registration.
Yes, graduates of the AS in Psychosocial Rehabilitation are the only Associate degree graduates allowed to take the certification examination offered by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. The certification to become a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) is a nationally and internationally recognized credential that indicates the individual meets the standards of the profession.