Program Curriculum and Requirements for the Social Services for Children and Youth Concentration

Curriculum
General Education Courses
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All-College Competencies #1-8 (30 or 31 credits)
All-College Competency #9: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Information Literacy
SB 375 Methods of Inquiry (3 credits)
All-College Competency #10
First Year Seminar (3 credits)
HS 499 Senior Capstone (3 credits)
Total General Education Credits: 39 or 40 credits

Program Courses
Art & Sciences
HU 465 Ethical Issues in Organizations (3 credits)
SB/PS 120 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
SB/PS 121 Child Psychology; SB/PS 122 Adolescent Psychology; or SB/PS 123 Adult Psychology (3 credits)
SB 130 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SB 231 Social Problems (3 credits)
SB 311 Contemporary Ethnic Families (3 credits)
SB/PS 323 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
SB/PS 324 Childhood Disorders (3 credits)
SB 333 Human Rights and Genocide; SB 335 Comparative Social Institutions in U.S.; SB 301 The U.S. and the World; or SB 436 Class, Status and Power (3 credits)
SB 336 Social Welfare Policies (3 credits)
Total Arts & Sciences Program Credits: 30

Career Studies
HS 110 Introduction to Human Services (3 credits)
HS 121 Child, Youth and Family Services (3 credits)
HS 240 Introduction to Counseling (3 credits)
HS 282 Internship (6)
HS 343 Intervention Strategies (3 credits)
HS 345 Counseling Families in Crisis (3 credits)
HS 382 Internship (6)
HS 475 Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
Total Career Program Credits: 30

Total Program Credits: 60

Electives
Open Electives
100-400 level (21)
Total Open Elective Credits: 21
Total Elective Credits: 21

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Requirements:

Students must earn a minimum grade of a "C" in each 100-200-level Human Services course;
Students must have earned at least 30 academic hours to be eligible for internship;
Students may repeat 100/200-level Human Services courses in which they first earned a grade less than "C" only once; students who cannot achieve a grade of "C" or above on the second attempt may not continue in the program; and
Students must complete 12 credit hours of internship experience in the field of children and youth services.