Human Services (BS)
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Human Services to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.
Advising Notes
Important Notes for Human Services majors from Advising:
- All Human Services majors are required to minor in one of the five fields that comprise the major: Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work. For your introductory course choose a course in the area that interests you most as a potential minor.
- Human Services is a small major. If you are unable to enroll in one of the recommended major courses for the fall semester, it is completely fine to substitute that course with an additional Core class or your foreign language requirement.
- Don’t forget to check the AP/IB guide to ensure you know if you have any incoming credit that will count towards your Core requirements.
- If you prefer to take a foreign language in your first semester, you may do so and make room by swapping out one Core class. Be sure to take your placement exam unless you have no classroom experience with the language. The placement exam will tell you which course to enroll in for fall.
First Semester Course Recommendations
As a Human Services major, you will enroll in the following courses:
- PSYC 101 (3 credits)
- HMSV 101 (3 credits)
- One introductory course in Criminal Justice (CJC), Political Science (PLSC), Sociology (SOCL), or Social Work (SOWK) (3 credits)
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
Two of the following Core classes (Pick only one course per category, 6 total credits):
- College Writing Seminar: UCWR 110, based on writing placement
- Foundational Historical Knowledge: HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, or HIST 104
- Foundational Scientific Knowledge: ENVS 101
- Foundational Philosophical Knowledge: PHIL 130
- Foundational Theological Knowledge: THEO 100 or THEO 107
- Foundational Literary Knowledge: UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, or UCLR 100M
- Ethics Knowledge: PHIL 181, PHIL 182, THEO 185, or THEO 186
- Artistic Knowledge: Artistic Knowledge: (see options in the Undergraduate Catalog)
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 16 credits.
Interdisciplinary Honors First Semester Course Recommendations
As a Human Services major, you will enroll in the following courses:
- PSYC 101 (3 credits)
- HMSV 101 (3 credits)
- One introductory course in Criminal Justice (CJC), Political Science (PLSC), Sociology (SOCL), or Social Work (SOWK) (3 credits)
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
Interdisciplinary Honors Requirements (6 credits)
- HONR 101
- HONR D101
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 16 credits.
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Human Services to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.