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2012-2013
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: HUMAN SERVICES
CONCENTRATION: CLINICAL SERVICES



CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) 3

First Year Experience (FYE) 0-4

Breadth Requirements 12

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3

Multi-cultural Courses 3

Some University requirements may be met by your major requirements.
See your advisor for a planning guide.


MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS

English course 3
Communication course 3
Creative Arts and Humanities or 
Foreign Language courses (including: CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN) if Creative Arts and Humanities requirement is fulfilled by English Literature course)
3
History and Cultural Change 3
NTDT 200 Nutrition Concepts 3
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (One science elective must be a laboratory science) 12
SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology 3
PSYC 100 General Psychology 3
ECON 100   Economic Issues and Policies
or
ECON 151 Intro to Microeconomics:  Prices and Markets 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Breadth courses 6
HDFS 201 Life Span Development 3
HDFS 202 Diversity and Families 3
(fulfills University multicultural requirement)
HDFS 230 Families and Their Communities 3
HDFS 235 Survey in Child and Family Services 3
HDFS 328 Introduction to the Research Process 3
HDFS 332 Counseling Theories 3
HDFS 334 Experiential Education 3
(fulfills University DLE Requirement)
(HDFS 334 requires a 50 hour field placement. Placements need approval of instructor before class begins.)
HDFS 346 Counseling in Human Services 3
HDSF 347 Program Development and Evaluation 3
HDFS 402 Family and Child Policy 3
HDFS 422 Family Relationships 3
HDFS 470 Families and Children at Risk 3

One "Individuals and Families at Risk" course chosen from: 3
HDFS 270 Families and Developmental Disabilities
HDFS 331 Youth At Risk
HDFS 403 Adult Disability Issues
HDFS 408 Domestic Violence Policy and Prevention
HDFS 410 The Hospitalized Child
HDFS 472 Substance Abuse and the Family

One developmental elective chosen from: 3
HDFS 220 Child Development I: Prenatal to Age 3
HDFS 221 Child Development II: 3-10
HDFS 329 Adolescent Development
HDFS 339 Adult Development and Aging
HDFS 405 Aging and the Family
HDFS 427 Parenting Through the Lifespan
The developmental elective must be related to the "area of interest" and approved by the advisor.

HDFS 465 Seminar 2
HDFS 449 Internship in Community Services 10
Prerequisite for HDFS 449 Internship: GPA of 2.50 and major field index of 2.75 with a minimum grade of C- in all HDFS courses and restricted electives.
Restricted electives 12
Determined in consultation with advisor upon completion of HDFS 235. Nine credits of restricted electives must be completed prior to senior internship.

ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.

Only four credits of Music ensemble and four credits of 100- and 200-level courses in Military Science/Army ROTC may be counted toward the degree.


CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 120



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