Dec 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Services, B.S.


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The Human Services major at York College is a career-oriented degree in which students develop the skills and knowledge needed to help facilitate positive change for individuals, families and communities. Human Services is one of the fastest-growing professions.  The major requirements prepare students to immediately work in a multitude of settings – hospitals, group homes, schools, court systems, retirement communities, employment agencies, rehabilitation centers, and correctional facilities – with a variety of clients including children, youth, older adults, individuals with disabilities, and more.  The Human Services major also prepares students to enter into graduate programs, including those in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling and Gerontology.

The Human Services faculty assist students in personalizing the program to fit their interests in areas including criminal justice, youth development, not-for-profit management, or gerontology.  Students benefit from small classes and individualized attention from faculty.  Human Service students gain valuable, hands on experience throughout the program including internships and community-based research projects with faculty.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements  

General Education Requirement


First Year Seminar


Foundations Requirements


Communication course:


Choose 3 credits of the following Advanced Communication courses:


Choose 3 credits of the following Quantitative Fluency courses:


Choose 3 credits of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing 6 credits of the same foreign language:


Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement


Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:


Social and Behavioral Sciences course:


Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:


Constellation Requirement


The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

Required Courses


General Elective Courses


Students must complete 18 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence


Freshmen Year (30 credits)


Sophomore Year (31 credits)


Junior Year (29-30 credits)


Senior Year (30 credits)


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