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Human Services (B.A.)

General Education Requirements 60 QH

Fields of Knowledge

1. Communications

LAE101 English Composition I 5
LAE102 English Composition II 5

2. Humanities

LAH120 Logic and Effective Thinking OR
  Humanities Elective 5

3. Fine Arts

  Fine Arts Elective 5

4. Quantitative Reasoning

LAM106 Basic Statistics OR
LAM216 Statistical Methods OR
LAM110 College Math 5

5. Physical and Life Sciences

LAN110 General Biology 5

6. Social Sciences

  Introductory Social Science course 5

7. Behavioral Science

LAP100 General Psychology OR
LAP315 Life Span Development 5


Additional General Education Requirements

  Communications, Humanities, or Fine Arts electives 10
  Math or Science elective 5
  Social or Behavioral Science elective 5


Students must have previously completed a minimum of 35qh/23sh and English 101,
English 102,
1 Social Science class and 20 of other general education courses.


Human Services Requirements 55 QH

HSC101 Introduction to Human Services 5
HSC102 Introduction to Applied Group Process 5
HSC201 Principles and Dynamics of Interviewing 5
HSC202 Theory and Techniques of Crisis Intervention 5
HSC203 Principles of Family Intervention 5
HSC305 A Special Needs Populations A 3
HSC305 B Special Needs Populations B 2
HSC310 Management/Administration of Health and Human Services Organizations 5
HSC503 Counseling and Human Development in a Multicultural Society 5
HSM415 Strategies of Community Intervention 5
HSM406 Human Services and the Law 5
INT310 Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences 5

Human Services electives under advisement* 50
Other Electives 15
Total Minimum Hours 180 QH

* Students must consult with their advisors to select courses that match an identified area of specialization.