Human Service Studies A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Human Service Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Required courses: 44 sh
| HSS 111 | THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN SERVICE STUDIES/ELR | 4 sh |
| HSS 212 | COUNSELING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 213 | WORKING WITH GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 285 | RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICE STUDIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 311 | SOCIAL POLICY AND INEQUALITY | 4 sh |
| HSS 381 | PRACTICUM: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HUMAN SERVICE STUDIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 411 | DESIGNING AND ASSESSING HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS | 4 sh |
| HSS 412 | ADVANCED THEORY AND INTERVENTIONS | 4 sh |
| HSS 461 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 sh |
| HSS 481 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES | 4 sh |
| HSS 482 | CAPSTONE ACADEMIC FIELD SEMINAR | 4 sh |
Select two four-semester hour HSS courses: 8 sh
Total Credit Hours: 52
Practicum and Internship Information
Prior to taking HSS 381, students must be approved by the Human Service Studies department. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.1 is required to be eligible for practicum.
Most of the other major requirements must be completed prior to taking HSS 481. Students who enroll in HSS 481 may not take any courses other than the prescribed block courses. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.2 is required to be eligible for internship. Applications for both practicum and internship must be completed by the spring semester prior to registration in order to enroll in these courses the following year. Applications are available online through a link on the Human Service Studies website.
Elon Core Curriculum:
First Year Foundations
| COR 110 | THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| ENG 110 | WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY | 4 sh |
Select one of the following:
| STS 110 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING | 4 sh |
| MTH 151 | CALCULUS I | 4 sh |
| STS 212 | STATISTICS IN APPLICATION | 4 sh |
Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)
Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.
World Language Requirement
Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.
Studies in the Arts and Sciences
Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.
Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.
Expression (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.
Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: history, world languages, art history and religious studies.
Society (8 s.h.) _____HSS 111______ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.
Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.
Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.
COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________
300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.
Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__ __________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.
Total Credit Hours: 52