Jun 29, 2024

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

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

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:

ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (PSY 100 )

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

BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

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

Required Major Courses

GER 215 Social Aspects of Aging 3 credit hours
HSV 100 Introduction to Human Services 3 credit hours
HSV 220 Career Development & Practicum 3 credit hours
HSV 240 Theory and Policy for the Human Service Professional 3 credit hours
HSV 250 Lifecourse Development for the Human Services 3 credit hours
HSV 345 Helping Techniques 3 credit hours
HSV 355 Program Design and Evaluation 3 credit hours
HSV 370 Case Management 3 credit hours
HSV 415 Grant Writing for Non-profit Agencies 3 credit hours
HSV 490 Human Services Seminar 3 credit hours
HSV 495 Experiential Learning in Human Services 3 credit hours each semester
HSV 496 Experiential Learning in Human Services 3 credit hours each semester
Physical Education and Wellness courses 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 230 Understanding Psychological Diagnosis and Recovery 3 credit hours
REC 103 Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
SOC 225 Family Diversity and Society 3 credit hours

Major Electives

Students must complete 3-4 credits from the following:

HSV 200 Applied Youth Development 3 credit hours
HSV 320 Victim/Survivor Advocacy and Services I 4 credit hours
GER 320 Working with Older Adults 3 credit hours
GER 491 Validation Method: Part I 3 credit hours
REC 210 Experience Design 4 credit hours AND
REC 211 Design Lab 0 credit hours

General Elective Courses

Students must complete 18 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshmen Year (30 credits)

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
GER 215 Social Aspects of Aging 3 credit hours
HSV 100 Introduction to Human Services 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Foundations - Quantitative Fluency course 3 credit hours
Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Foundations - Global Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year (31 credits)

HSV 220 Career Development & Practicum 3 credit hours
HSV 240 Theory and Policy for the Human Service Professional 3 credit hours
HSV 250 Lifecourse Development for the Human Services 3 credit hours
PSY 230 Understanding Psychological Diagnosis and Recovery 3 credit hours
REC 103 Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 credit hours
Foundations - Advanced Communication course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural/Physical Sciences course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Physical Education and Wellness course 1 credit hour

Junior Year (29-30 credits)

HSV 345 Helping Techniques 3 credit hours
HSV 355 Program Design and Evaluation 3 credit hours
HSV 370 Case Management 3 credit hours
SOC 225 Family Diversity and Society 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Physical Education and Wellness course 1 credit hour
Physical Education and Wellness course 1 credit hour
Major Elective course 3-4 credit hours

Senior Year (30 credits)

HSV 415 Grant Writing for Non-profit Agencies 3 credit hours
HSV 490 Human Services Seminar 3 credit hours
HSV 495 Experiential Learning in Human Services 3 credit hours each semester
HSV 496 Experiential Learning in Human Services 3 credit hours each semester
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours