Elmira College
One Park Place
Elmira, New York 14901
800-935-6472
Human Services Curriculum
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Bachelor of Science (S. B.)
Majors in the Human Services may fulfill the requirements for
either the General Human Services degree (Option I) or also the
Human Services degree with specialization (Option II). Human
Service specializations include: Correctional Services and Early
Childhood Services. Both options require the completion of the
Human Services Practicum, an internship in an occupational setting
related to the student's career goals. The Practicum also meets
Elmira College's Career Related Field Experience requirement.
NOTE: No more than 6 credits of Human Services workshops may be
counted toward graduation; no more than 3 credits may be used to
fulfill the requirements for the major.
In addition to the required number of credits needed to
complete the major, all students must also fulfill the
general degree
requirements in order to graduate.
| Required Courses | credits | ||
| Option I - General | |||
| Take all of the following | |||
| HMS 1000 | Human Services in Contemporary America | 3.0 | |
| HMS 3005 | Family Assessment | 3.0 | |
| HMS/PSY 3300 | Basic Counseling Techniques | 3.0 | |
| HMS 4000 | Program Planning and Evaluation (W course) | 3.0 | |
| HMS 4515 | Human Services Practicum | 6.0 | |
| PSY 1010 | Introductory Psychology | 3.0 | |
| SOC 1010 | Introductory Sociology | 3.0 | |
| Total credits required for Option I core requirements: | 24.0 | ||
| Option I majors must take at least two of the following | 6.0 | ||
| Human Behavior and Development | |||
| HMS 3006 | Observing Child Development | ||
| PSY 2030 | Personality | ||
| PSY 2060 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | ||
| PSY 3000 | Psychology of Maturing and Aging | ||
| PSY 3010 | Social Psychology | ||
| PSY 3140 | Abnormal Psychology | ||
| PSY 4031 | Contemporary Problems: Issues of Adolescence | ||
| SOC 2600 | Sociology of Aging | ||
| Option I majors must take at least three of the following | 9.0 | ||
| Human Service Delivery | |||
| HMS 1010 | Services to Families with Young Children | ||
| HMS 2010 | Chemical Dependency: Treatment and Rehabilitation | ||
| HMS 2020 | Mental Health Services | ||
| HMS 2025* | Death and Dying | ||
| or | |||
| HMS-NSG 2030* | End of Life Issues | ||
| HMS 3010 | Management of Human Service Agencies | ||
| HMS 3025 | Services for Children and Youth | ||
| HMS/SOC 3120 | Community Organization | ||
| HMS 3140 | Social Group Work | ||
| HMS 3150 | Social Casework | ||
| PSY 2020 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | ||
| Electives | Option I majors must take 9 credits of related electives, including at least one course or 3 credits at the 3000 level or higher, selected from the following field codes: HMS, CRJ, PSY, SOC | 9.0 | |
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*Students can choose to take either
HMS 2025 or HMS-NSG 2030. Should not take both courses to
meet the elective requirement.
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| Total credits required to complete Option I: | 48.0 | ||
| NOTE: It is strongly recommended that all Human Service majors take BIO 1071, Human Biology, as their physical and life science course. | |||
| Option II: Major with Specialization | |||
| Take all of the following | |||
| HMS 1000 | Human Services in Contemporary America | 3.0 | |
| HMS 3005 | Family Assessment | 3.0 | |
| HMS/PSY 3300 | Basic Counseling Techniques | 3.0 | |
| HMS 4000 | Program Planning and Evaluation (W course) | 3.0 | |
| HMS 4515 | Human Services Practicum | 6.0 | |
| PSY 1010 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.0 | |
| SOC 1010 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 | |
| Total credits required for Option II core requirements: | 24.0 | ||
| Specializations | Option II majors must select an area of specialization from either Correctional Services or Early Childhood Services and take the four courses listed under that specialization. | 12.0 | |
| Electives | Take 12 credits of electives within the specialization. (At least 3 credits must be at the 3000 level or higher.) Students should select courses relevant to their area of specialization from courses in HMS or other related disciplines (e.g. CRJ, EDU, PSY, SOC). | 12.0 | |
| Total credits required to complete Option II: | 48.0 | ||
| NOTE: We strongly recommend that all Human Service majors take BIO 1071, Human Biology, as their physical and life science course. | |||
| Required Courses for the Specializations | |||
| Correctional Services Specialization | 12.0 | ||
| CRJ 1010 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.0 | |
| CRJ 3200 | Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | 3.0 | |
| CRJ 3230 | Community Based Corrections | 3.0 | |
| CRJ/SOC 3311 | Criminology (W course) | 3.0 | |
| Early Childhood Services Specialization | 12.0 | ||
| HMS 1010 | Services to Families With Young Children | 3.0 | |
| HMS 3006 | Observing Child Development | 3.0 | |
| PSY 2060 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3.0 | |
| SPH 2250 | Language Development | 3.0 | |
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