Human Services Major (B.S.)

Required Courses for the Human Services B.S. Degree

I. Christian Studies Core - 15-21 Credits

• ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits *
• THE 3701 - Apologetics and Christian Evidences 3 Credits *

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• BIB 1511 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits *

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• BIB 1520 - History of the Old Testament 3 Credits

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• BIB 1522 - History of the New Testament 3 Credits

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• BIB 3510 - Interpreting the Gospels 3 Credits

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• BIB 4710 - Interpreting Romans 3 Credits

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• THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits *

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• THE 3522 - Systematic Theology I 3 Credits

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• THE 3524 - Systematic Theology II 3 Credits

II. General Education Core - 30 Credits

• COM 1010 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits

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• COM - Communication Elective 3 Credits

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• Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 9 Credits
• ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits

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• ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits

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• Literature Elective 3 Credits

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• MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
• SCI - Science Elective 3 Credits
• Social Science Elective 3 Credits
• SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ^1,2

III. Major Core - 39 Credits

• CM 4610 - Principles of Counseling and Care Ministry 3 Credits
• COM 2510 - Intro to Organizational Communication 3 Credits *
• HMS 2510 - Introduction to Human Services 3 Credits
• HMS 3610 - Human Services Ethics 3 Credits
• HMS 4555 - Human Services Internship 3 Credits
• PSY 130 - General Psychology 3 Credits   *
• PSY 236 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credits *
• PSY 3060 - Diversity Issues in Counseling 3 Credits *
• PSY 3542 - Methods of Counseling 3 Credits *
• SOC 3339 - Social Inequality 3 Credits
• SOC 4512 - The Human Mosaic 3 Credits

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• Choose two of the following Major Core Electives:

• PSY 325X - Parent-Child Relationships 3 Credits
• PSY 3010 - Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Counseling 3 Credits
• PSY 3546 - Understanding Refugee Trauma 3 Credits
• PSY 4012 - Case Management for Alcohol and Drug Counseling 3 Credits
• PSY 4533 - Group Dynamics 3 Credits

IV. Electives - 35-56 Credits*

• Electives (3000-4000 level) 3 Credits
• Electives 53 Credits

A minimum of 36 credits must be at the upper (3000-4000) level for a bachelor degree.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached.

Total - 125 Credits

¹ Counts towards 3 credits of Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510  with a Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science elective.

² Click HERE to view options for Humanities and Social Science Electives.