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Human Service Studies: Major

A major in Human Service Studies requires the following courses:

HSS 111
 
The Art and Science of Human Services/ELR
(Counts toward Society requirement)
4 sh
 
HSS 212Counseling Individuals & Families4 sh 
HSS 213Working with Groups & Communities4 sh 
HSS 285Research Methods in Human Service Studies4 sh 
HSS 311Social Policy and Inequality4 sh 
HSS 381*
 
Practicum: Theory and Practice
in Human Service Studies
4 sh
 
HSS 411
 
Designing and Assessing Administration
of Human Service Programs
4 sh
 
HSS 412Advanced Theory and Interventions4 sh 
HSS 461Senior Seminar4 sh
HSS 481**Internship in Human Service4 sh 
HSS 482Capstone Academic Field Seminar4 sh 
 Eight semester hours selected from four-hour Human Service Studies courses8 sh
 
   
 Total52 sh

*Prior to taking HSS 381, students must be approved by the Department of Human Service Studies. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.1 is required to be eligible for the practicum.

**Most of the other major requirements must be completed prior to taking HSS 481. Students who enroll in HSS 481 may not take any courses other than the prescribed block courses. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.2 is required to be eligible for the Internship course.

Applications for the practicum and internship courses must be completed by May 1 the semester prior to registration in order to enroll in these courses the following academic year. Applications are available on the Department of Human Service Studies' Web site.