Bachelor of Professional Studies

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Overview

Geneva College’s human services major prepares college graduates to meet community needs, giving students a theoretical and practical framework for positions in a wide variety of social-service settings. Human development and behavior, human diversity, and social structures are focal topics of study. Social agencies and the delivery of social services are studied in the field, as well as in the classroom, all with an emphasis on the integration of Christian faith in service to others.

What can you do with a Human Services degree?

Geneva prepares students for gainful employment in business, nonprofit organizations, and government. The degree program also prepares students for graduate school. For human services professionals, the general career path is to work in social agencies. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to:

• ††Case worker
• Social-services liaison
• Mental health aide
• Drug and alcohol counselor
• Client advocate
• Crisis intervention counselor
• Residential manager
• Adult daycare worker
• Probation officer
• Family support worker
• Juvenile court liaison

Human Services courses you might take:

• Introduction to Human Services
• Social Welfare Agencies/Policies
• Cultural Competence
• Counseling & Helping Skills
• Generalist Practice, Model & Theory

Why choose Geneva College's Aging Services Program?

• Program matches national association standards
• Courses draw from sociology and psychology, as well as focused courses in the domain of social work
• Opportunity to develop thorough understanding of public policy regarding administration and implementation of services, as well as professional skills within the helping relationship
• Faculty with extensive academic and professional experience
• Christian faith applied to the human services field
• Follow your Geneva bachelor’s degree with CACREP-accredited Geneva Master’s in Counseling

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Required courses for Human Services major

PSS 313  Abnormal Psychology (online only)
PSS 250  Lifespan Development (online only)

The following 36 credits must be taken at Geneva College:

BBL 408   Foundations of Christian Thought
HMT 411  Humanities
HSS 201  Introduction to Human Services
HSS 301  Social Welfare Agencies/Policies
HSS 205  Cultural Competence
HSS 305  Counseling & Helping Skills I
HSS 432  Human Services: Research & Resources
HSS 307  Generalist Practice, Model & Theory
HSS 434  Applied Research & Statistics
HSS 401  Senior Seminar
HSS 450  Field Experience (6 credits)

Students must earn a minimum of 60 credits prior to taking the 36 required credits in the major listed above.

Core Requirements & Electives

(in addition to the 36 credits in your major listed above)

• English Composition (3 credit hours)
• Humanities (6)
• Introductory Social Science (3)
• Natural Science (6) OR
• Natural Science (3) AND Mathematics* (3)
• Introduction to Sociology (3)
• Introduction to Psychology (3)
• 54 additional credit hours of electives, including minor(s)

*Math courses require two years of high school Algebra as a prerequisite to meet this requirement.

Transfer and other credits are accepted by Geneva Registrar. Students must obtain written approval through the Adult Degree Academic Advisor before taking any course from another institute intended to apply toward your degree.

Suggested Human Services Electives

CFS 251  Child & Adolescent Development
PSS 253  Adulthood & Aging
CFS 230  The Family System in Context
HRS 451  Principles of Human Resources
HRS 443  Training & Development

Minors that complement the Aging Services major

• Human Resources
• Psychology
• Organizational Leadership
• Christian Ministry Leadership
• Aging Services
• Child and Family Services

A minimum of 120 credit hours are needed to graduate

To earn the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Human Services you must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Please confer with your enrollment counselor regarding your individual degree plan.