The mission of the Business Department is to provide educational opportunities compatible with business needs. By the time of graduation, the student will have a strong grasp of ethics, a global perspective, and the ability to examine business issues from the viewpoint of multiple disciplines. The emphasis of the course of study is on learning the content of the field, external management, analytical skills, problem solving and analysis in a technological world. There are three majors in the Business Department: Accounting, Business Management, and Computer Management Information Systems.
The Accounting program provides students with the educational requirements in accounting theory, practice, and auditing in preparation for a career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a financial/management accountant in business.
This major is for students who desire accounting careers which require tools that enable them to make financial decisions. Students can use this degree program to prepare for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination and other mid-level or higher financial positions. It also has a strong liberal arts component to enhance students communications skills.
A graduate from this program will be able to:
The Associate in Arts degree in accounting is designed to form the general education and basic accounting foundation for the student who desires a degree at the two-year level, but who may desire to continue for the bachelor degree at Humphreys College or transfer to another college or university.
The Associate in Science degree in Accounting is designed for the student who is occupationally oriented and who does not plan to continue beyond the associate degree. It consists of fewer liberal arts subjects, leaving more units to specialize in the technical and vocational aspects of the accounting profession.
The program in Business Administration has been developed to provide the student with the analytical skills necessary to compete in the modern business environment. It seeks to provide a practical knowledge of proven processes for planning, accounting, financial management, marketing, management consulting, entrepreneurship, and general management.
This program is for students who desire a career in business administration as a mid-level or higher executive or as an entrepreneur. It is designed to give students a broad exposure to the functional areas of business, including operations, marketing, finance, and accounting. In addition, students select one of three concentrations: 1) Management; 2) Management Information Systems; or 3) Accounting. Each concentration includes seven specific courses to give students a more in-depth exposure to each particular topic area. The Accounting concentration is designed for students who want to study accounting, but do not want to take the Certified Public Accountant examination. The Business Administration program also has a strong liberal arts component to enhance students communications skills.
A graduate from this program will be able to:
The Associate in Arts degree in Business Administration is designed to form the general education and basic management foundation for the student who desires a degree at the two-year level, but who may wish to continue for the bachelor degree at Humphreys College or transfer to another college or university.
The Associate in Science degree in Business Administration is designed for the student who is occupationally oriented and who does not plan to continue on beyond the associate degree. It consists of fewer liberal arts subjects, leaving more units to specialize in the technical and vocational aspects of business management as well as pursue other academic or occupational interests.
This program has been developed to prepare the manager with an understanding of the relationship and interaction between computers and other sources of information and the users of information. This program is designed to educate the individual who seeks to advance in a management position that includes responsibility over information technology. It is planned for the student who wishes to become knowledgeable in the computer field for management, accounting, and statistical purposes. The program is formulated for students who already have achieved technological competency and now aspire to seek or enhance a management position.
This program is designed for students who desire a mid-level or higher career in managing information technology. It focuses more on management of information systems rather than technical competency. It also has a strong liberal arts component to enhance students communications skills.
The Associate in Arts degree in Computer Management Information Systems is designed to form the general education and basic computer science background for the student who desires a degree at the two year level, but who may wish to continue for the bachelor degree at Humphreys College or transfer to another college or university.
The Associate in Science degree in Computer Management Information Systems is designed for the student who is occupationally oriented and who does not plan to continue on beyond the associate degree. It contains fewer liberal arts subjects, leaving more units to specialize in the technical and vocational aspects of computer information systems, or to pursue other academic or occupational interests.
The minor is open to students not majoring in any field within the Business Department. The minor provides two types of exposure to the field of business for non-business majors. The first objective of the minor in business administration is to provide a broad, non-specialized exposure to business, which may offer entry-level employment skills for a wide range of jobs. The second objective is to provide a basic understanding of the nature and scope of business operations.
The mission of the Court Reporting Department is to provide students with the skills and knowledge to enter into a quality career and to provide the professional community with qualified individuals in the areas of court reporting, deposition reporting, and captioning.
Technology has had a great impact on the court reporting profession and on the services that can be provided to the courts, attorneys, and litigants. Computerized reporting has also created new career opportunities outside the legal field such as interpreting for the deaf and hard of hearing, closed captioning for television, medical transcription, and rapid text entry. The degree and certificate programs are designed to integrate realtime technology into the curriculum, to reflect developments in the reporting profession, and to prepare students to provide effective instantaneous translation of oral communication and proceedings in a variety of environments.
The objective of the court reporting program is to prepare the student to achieve certification as a California Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) and to function professionally on entering the field. The program is approved by the Court Reporters Board of California and complies with all rules and regulations. By combining the certificate with an associate or bachelor degree, the student can attain a stronger academic foundation and knowledge of a broad range of subjects which will be an asset in this challenging profession.
The curricula are also designed to provide the theoretical knowledge and technical proficiency to enable these language specialists to take advantage of new and challenging career options created by the combination of computer-aided transcription (CAT), realtime applications, and the stenotype keyboard, such as steno-interpreting for the deaf and hard of hearing, closed captioning for television, and medical transcription. Realtime captioners, who can produce written text from the spoken word on a computer screen with unmatched speed and accuracy and furnish edited transcripts within hours, are providing services in the classroom, public hearings, business meetings, conventions, church services, and entertainment and sports activities.
Achievement in machine stenography courses is competency-based, and it is the nature of psychomotor development that students demonstrate an individual rate of progress. Since students' abilities and backgrounds vary, some reach the desired speed levels faster than others. Students advance to the next course in sequence at the time the required proficiency is demonstrated. Units and final grades are awarded upon achievement of the competency-based criteria.
Attendance is a critical element in the learning process in these programs. Regular attendance in class and completion of assignments are obligations which the student assumes at the time of enrollment and become key factors in successfully completing the degree or certificate programs. To enable students to progress satisfactorily, the College offers an extensive audio-video tape library, transcription and realtime computer lab facilities to provide students with the opportunity to develop proficiency outside of class sessions. It is the intention of the College to provide the best possible environment, academic instruction, skill development, and dictation practice to enable the student to reach his or her career goal or achieve certification. However, success is greatly dependent upon the motivation, self-discipline, and attitude of the student.
The California certification examination is administered in March, July, and November and consists of two academic written knowledge segments and a dictation/transcription component. In addition to earning a Certificate of Completion in Court Reporting and meeting California requirements, the student must pass a qualifying test to be certified through Humphreys College for the state examination.
The prescribed course of study, school approval, and administration of the examination are regulated by the Court Reporters Board of California. In order for a person to qualify from a school to take the state licensing examination, the person shall complete a program at a recognized school. For information concerning the minimum requirements that a court reporting program must meet in order to be recognized, contact the Court Reporters Board of California, 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive #230, Sacramento, California 95833, (916) 263-3660.
Students from other approved court reporting programs are eligible to transfer into the Humphreys College program. However, credit toward a degree can be granted only for courses taken at institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or other similar regional accrediting agencies. Courses from other schools may transfer for a Certificate of Completion and qualification to sit for the state examination provided they meet the regulations of the Board regarding the prescribed course of study and the requirements of the Humphreys College Court Reporting program. Any transfer credit will be based on hours awarded on submitted official transcripts and demonstration of competency in the subject matter or course proficiency prerequisites.
A graduate from this program will:
This degree is designed to provide a solid foundation in general education which will more effectively prepare the student for his/her chosen profession. This curriculum also provides the student with the academic knowledge, practical experience, and technical skills required for such realtime applications as closed captioning for television, interpreting for the deaf and hard of hearing, and recording of oral proceedings in business, medical, educational, and governmental environments.
The Associate in Science degree includes a general education component not required for certification as a court reporter but gives the student a strong academic background along with the technical proficiency and professional training required to function effectively upon entering the field. This degree is also appropriate for the student who desires to pursue realtime applications such as stenocaptioning, legal or medical transcription, or rapid text entry for high volume information processing.
To certify for the California Certified Shorthand Reporter Examination and obtain a license, the student must also attain a Certificate of Completion in Court Reporting and pass qualifiers to meet Court Reporters Board of California minimum curriculum, proficiency, and applications requirements. Students normally take the additional required courses for the certificate as their electives.
This curriculum is limited to the academic courses, technical competencies, and professional training required for certification as a California Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) and for the national professional certifications granted by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) and Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR).
The Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Community Studies, and an Associate in Arts in Liberal Studies. In addition to the courses required for its degrees, the Department also offers other liberal arts courses used by other departments to meet their general education requirements.
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is designed to provide graduates with a well-rounded education in communications, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences. The faculty designed the degree with aspiring elementary school teachers in mind. Though graduates wishing to be credentialed to teach in a California public school will need to enroll in a credential program elsewhere, the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies will prepare graduates to be successful in pursuit of that career goal. Since the degree imparts breadth in its scope of subjects, graduates are provided with a liberal studies foundation that affords them the opportunity to be successful in a variety of careers requiring a bachelor degree as a requisite for advancement in business or education. Such a degree also prepares graduates for graduate programs in education, liberal studies, and law.
A Humphreys College graduate with a baccalaureate in liberal studies will be able to demonstrate the following:
The Bachelor of Science in Community Studies draws upon a number of academic disciplines, yet places an emphasis on their commonality and interdependence as components of an integrated community system. This program provides students with a basic understanding not only of the subject matter that comprises social science, management, and law but also of how specialists within these disciplines interact with one another toward the resolution of community problems. Careers for Community Studies majors can be found in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, such as in public relations, law enforcement, health care, human services, and education.
Graduates of the Community Studies program will demonstrate the following:
Note: All bachelor degree students must complete a total of 60 upper-division units; therefore, choose all elective courses with this requirement in mind.
A minor in Community Studies is open to any student enrolled in any baccalaureate degree program other than community studies. The fundamental premise of the Community Studies minor is parallel to that of the major: to emphasize the interdependence of the social sciences, management, and law in an integrated community system. The minor offers the student a better understanding of the collaborative process in addressing and resolving community problems. In addition, the minor enables the student majoring in the disciplines of management, education, or law an opportunity to broaden his or her knowledge of the social sciences with the unifying principle of community involvement and public service.
The Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Studies introduces and stimulates intellectual experience in major fields of knowledge and provides a foundation for further and more specialized education either at Humphreys College or at another college or university.
The Administrative Management Department offers certificate and degree programs in executive, legal, and medical administrative assistant education. The certificate programs are short, intensive programs designed for the student seeking immediate entry-level employment. The two-year degree programs, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science, prepare the student for more advanced secretarial and office administrative positions. The four-year Bachelor of Science degree program prepares students academically for advancement opportunities.
The department encourages and assists many of its students to find part-time clerical and secretarial employment in the community, thereby gaining valuable on-the-job experience while pursuing classroom studies. Bridging the gap between business and education is a primary objective.
Office administrative positions are challenging and rewarding with excellent advancement opportunities. Executive, legal, and medical administrative assistants are considered a vital part of the management team with increased supervisory and decision-making responsibilities. The combination of work experience coupled with continued education leads to job advancement opportunities.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Administrative Management is designed to prepare experienced administrative support personnel with the technology, communications, and problem solving skills needed to advance into positions such as legal, general business, and medical office management, front-line supervisors, corporate sales representatives, administrative services management, claims examiners, insurance underwriters, administrative assistants, social and human services managers, and many major corporation entry-level positions.
A graduate from this program will exhibit:
Students must choose one of the following emphases: Administrative, Legal, or Medical. The degree seeks to prepare students for entry positions such as data input clerk, accounting clerk, loan clerk, interviewer, human resource support personnel, administrative assistant, customer service representative, medical and legal clerks.
Additional courses may be needed to meet the keyboarding graduation requirement of 60 net words per minute.
The Associate in Science degree in Office Technology concentrates on developing the highest secretarial and office management skills needed in any business. It contains fewer liberal arts subjects, leaving more units to pursue specific office skills other academic or occupational interests. The degree seeks to prepare students for entry into data entry, accounting clerk, loan clerks and interviewers, human resource support personnel, administrative assistants, customer service representatives, medical and legal clerks. Students must choose one of the following emphases: Administrative, Legal, Medical.
Additional courses may be needed to meet the keyboarding graduation requirement of 60 net words per minute.
This program is open only to those students who have completed a minimum of two years of college (90 quarter units or 60 semester units), of which at least 32 quarter units or 20 semester units are in the area of General Education, or have at least three years of experience working in a supervisory, managerial, or analyst position. The program is designed to develop modern, specialized business and technology skills appropriate for management positions in administrative support areas in legal, medical, or business environments that employ administrative analysts, assistants to executives, and human resource managers.
Also required is proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Proficiency can be demonstrated by college-level transferable courses from other educational institutions or by examination at Humphreys College.
All students must also have previously taken, and passed with a C or better, MGT 105 Business Management (or transferable equivalent) and any college-level written English course (English 101 Written Communications) or be taking it concurrently.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in order to earn the certificate.
The certificate program is intended to prepare the student for entry-level accounting positions, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, purchasing, and payroll clerks.
Entrance Requirement: Keyboarding at 25 wpm.
Additional courses may be needed to meet the keyboarding graduation requirement of 60 net words per minute.
The Paralegal Studies degree program is designed to provide the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts as well as practice in the technology skills used in the legal environment. This foundation, along with the extensive requirements in legal studies, is designed to help prepare student to find employment as legal assistants or paralegals in law offices or in any capacity where a legal education is desirable. This may include positions in real estate, banking, estate planning, document preparation firms, as well as in governmental agencies.
The program will prepare the student in the substantive and procedural aspects of the law needed to perform services such as preliminary interviewing of clients; fact finding and investigation of people or issues involved in legal services or litigation; preliminary drafting of documents required by courts or administrative bodies; legal research; preparation of routine forms required in legal procedures; follow-up with clients, official bodies, or officers to achieve timely completion of legal documents.
A graduate from this program will:
The Certificate of Completion in Paralegal Studies indicates the completion of a core of nine paralegal subjects developed and approved by the Paralegal Studies faculty. It is designed to provide the student who already has a background of college education or practical experience in the legal field with theoretical and practical exposure to certain areas of the law which will help that person become more effective and valuable as a paralegal.
This certificate program is open only to those students who have completed a minimum of two years of college (90 quarter units or 60 semester units), of which at least 56 quarter units or 36 semester units are in the area of General Education, or who have at least three years of experience working in a law office and who demonstrate sufficient proficiency on their assessment testing. Entry through the work experience mode requires approval of the academic chair.
All students must also have previously taken, and passed with a C or better, any college-level written English course or be taking it concurrently during their first quarter. It is highly recommended that students have a basic working ability with computers and word processing prior to entry into the certificate program or that a software applications course be taken during the student's first quarter.
A certificate will be awarded to the student who completes the following courses with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
A minor in Paralegal Studies is open to any student enrolled in any other baccalaureate degree program.
One objective of a minor in Paralegal Studies is to provide students in other disciplines with exposure to the law of the United States and the underlying theories and principles which form the foundation of the current legal atmosphere.
A second objective of a minor in Paralegal Studies is to broaden the students' knowledge and skill base, thereby increasing their potential value to an employer and their career opportunities.
The programs in the Early Childhood Education Department are designed for the student wishing to pursue a career in early childhood education. Students may pursue a certificate, associate degree or bachelor degree in this major area. Completion of these courses and degrees will qualify toward placement on the Child Development Permit Matrix issued by the California State Department of Education, Commission of Teacher Credentialing.
The goal of the Early Childhood Education Department is to fully equip students to pursue and advance in careers involving educating and caring for young children.
A graduate from this program will:
Note: All bachelor degree students must complete a total of 60 upper-division units; therefore, choose all elective courses with this requirement in mind.
Students working toward receiving their Child Development Permit would need to meet the 50-day Experience Requirement listed on the matrix (see below). All required units must be completed with a "C" or better in each course. At least half of the units must be completed at Humphreys College. Students are required to take the English Placement test to begin the program. Depending on placement examination scores, students may need to take English preparation courses.
Students working toward receiving their Child Development Permit would need to meet the 175-day classroom Experience Requirement listed on the matrix. All required units must be completed with a "C" or better in each course. At least half of the required units must be completed at Humphreys College. Students are required to take the Math & English Placement test to begin the program. Depending on placement examination scores, students may need to take math and/or English preparation courses.
| Permit Title | Education Requirement | Experience Requirement |
| Associate Teacher | ECE 101- Child Development I ECE 102- Child Development II ECE 105- Child & Society ECE 110- Curriculum Development ECE Elective (2 Units) 18 units | 50 days of 3+ hours per day within 2 yearsor ECE 135 & 136 Internships |
| Teacher | ECE 101- Child Development I ECE 102- Child Development II ECE 105- Child & Society ECE 110- Curriculum Development ECE Electives (20 units) Communications (4 units) Social Science (4 units) Humanities (4 units) Math & Science (4 units) 52 units | 175 days of 3+ hours per day within 4 yearsor ECE 135- Internship ECE 136- Internship ECE 240- Internship and 100 days of 3+ hours per day within 4 years |
| Master Teacher | ECE 101- Child Development I ECE 102- Child Development II ECE 105- Child & Society ECE 110- Curriculum Development ECE 150- Adult Supervision ECE 237- Development of CC Programs ECE 238- Supervision of CC Programs ECE Electives (20 units) Communications (4 units) Social Science (4 units) Humanities (4 units) Math & Science (4 units) 65 units | 350 days of 3+ hours per day within 4 years |
| Site Supervisor | AA Degree including: ECE 101- Child Development I ECE 102- Child Development II ECE 105- Child & Society ECE 110- Curriculum Development ECE 150- Adult Supervision ECE 237- Development of CC Programs ECE 238- Supervision of CC Programs ECE Electives (8 units) 90 units | 350 days of 3+ hours per day within 4 years including at least 100 days of supervising adults |
| Program Director | BA Degree including: ECE 101- Child Development I ECE 102- Child Development II ECE 105- Child & Society ECE 110- Curriculum Development ECE 150- Adult Supervision ECE 237- Development of CC Programs ECE 238- Supervision of CC Programs ECE Electives (8 units) 181 units | 350 days of 3+ hours per day within 4 years including at least 100 days of supervising adults and one programs year of Site Supervisor experience |