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Human Services/Practicum (B.A.)

General Education Requirements 60 QH

Fields of Knowledge

1. Communications

LAE101 English Composition I 5
LAE102 English Composition II 5

2. Humanities

LAH120 Logic and Effective Thinking OR
  Humanities Elective 5

3. Fine Arts

  Fine Arts Elective 5

4. Quantitative Reasoning

LAM106 Basic Statistics OR
LAM216 Statistical Methods OR
LAM110 College Math 5

5. Physical and Life Sciences

LAN110 General Biology 5

6. Social Sciences

  Introductory Social Science course 5

7. Behavioral Science

LAP100 General Psychology OR
LAP315 Life Span Development 5

 

Additional General Education Requirements

  Communications, Humanities, or Fine Arts electives 10
  Math or Science elective 5
  Social or Behavioral Science elective 5

 

Human Services/Practicum Requirements 55 QH

HSC101 Introduction to Human Services 5
HSC102 Introduction to Applied Group Process 5
HSC201 Principles and Dynamics of Interviewing 5
HSC202 Theory and Techniques of Crisis Intervention 5
HSC203 Principles of Family Intervention 5
HSC305 Special Needs Populations 5
HSC310 Management/Administration of Health and Human Services Organizations 5
HSC503 Counseling and Human Development in a Multicultural Society 5
HSM415 Strategies of Community Intervention 5
HSM406 Human Services and the Law 5
INT310 Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences 5

 

Professional Studies Sequence 20 QH

HSM481 HS Practicum I 1-5
HSM482 HS Practicum II 1-5
HSM483 HS Practicum III 1-5
HSM484 HS Practicum IV 1-5
HSM385 Practicum Supervision (must register for supervision concurrent with each practicum registration) 1

Human Services Electives under advisement (specialization)* 40
Other Electives 5
Total Minimum Hours 180 QH

English competency must be documented by passing the English competency examination or by passing English Composition I (LAE101) and English Composition II (LAE102) at National-Louis University with a grade of "C" or better.

* Students must consult with their advisors to select courses that match an identified area of specialization.