The bachelor’s degree in family and human services (FHS) requires a minimum of 66 credits and the bachelor of arts (BA) degree requires proficiency in a second language.

Typically, students will enroll in three field study placements during their junior year and return to one of those field placement sites for one term of their senior year.

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements (for each emphasis) 

Direct Service Intensive: 66 minimum total credits 

Prevention Science: 54 minimum total credits

 Intervention Skills (Choose 1) — Total Credits: 3

Research Experience — Total Credits: 1 

Equity and Diversity Requirement¹ — Minimum Credits: 4

Professional Depth Requirement² — Minimum Credits: 6

Prevention Science (PS) Emphasis (Default for enrolled FHS Majors) — Total Credits: 4

Direct Service Intensive (DSI) Field Experience — Total Credits: 12

A list of approved courses that fulfil these requirements is updated annually and can be obtained from the FHS Academic Advisors.

¹Equity and Diversity Requirement: Courses that fulfill this requirement must explicitly address and seek to increase awareness of aspects of human diversity, equity, and social justice relevant to work in the human services. 4 credits required.

²Professional Depth Requirement: Students must take at least 6 credits from one of the following categories to fulfill this requirement:

• Research. Courses in this category must provide training in research methodology, statistics, grant writing, or application of these skills to advance work in the human services.
• Prevention and intervention. Courses in this category must address approaches to prevention and intervention relevant to careers in the human services or behaviors that are the focus of prevention and intervention in this context.
• Organization and public policy. Courses in this category must address organizational structures or public policy processes relevant to work in the human services.

* Students must enroll in a minimum of 6 credits within an area of professional depth. However, students may fulfill this requirement through a combination of courses with credits that can range from 1 to 4 credits.

** Students must enroll in a minimum of 2 credits of FHS 472: Human Services Practice in each term they are enrolled in FHS 473: Human Services Supervision (i.e., you may NOT take only 1 credit of FHS 472). See College of Education Academic Advisors if you wish to add FHS 472 credits beyond the 2-credit minimum in any given term or have any other questions regarding this requirement.