BS - Human Services
The Bachelor of Science with a major in Human Services educates students from a biblical understanding of advocacy, to enhance service delivery, management, and social change through their work in human service organizations.
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Integrate biblical perspectives on providing care to oppressed or disadvantaged people.
- Assess services to identified constituencies in social service agencies.
- Advocate for positive, social change at the micro and macro levels.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and need for services rendered by social service agencies.
- Articulate a management plan for resources of the social service agency for the benefit of the community.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for this program are as follows:
- Proof of high school graduation or GED certification.
- Original transcripts from all previous college or university study at regionally accredited colleges or universities or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
- Prior completion of at least 60 transferable credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education is required before the student is eligible to start a bachelor core program.
Transfer Credit Policy
Transfer credit for core curriculum requirements for undergraduate programs within the School of Service and Leadership may be granted as follows:
- Credit must have been earned at a regionally accredited college or university or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education with a minimum grade of "C."
- Courses must be approved by the School of Service and Leadership.
- Students must complete at least 30 hours of the core curriculum at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Graduation Requirements
Human Services - Program of Study
Prerequisites
(Must be completed prior to starting the core program)
Core Courses
| UNV-181 | Leading Change in the World | 3 |
| CRJ-309 | Youth and Crime | 3 |
| SOC-210 | Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| PSY-250 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| ADC-310 | Addictions Counseling Skills | 3 |
| ADC-320 | Theory and Practice of Group Counseling | 3 |
| PSY-370 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| PSY-366 | Psychology of Abnormal Behavior | 3 |
| CRJ-268 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| MAT-112 | General Statistics | 3 |
| HMSR-340 | Advocacy in Human Services | 3 |
| HMSR-350 | Systems of Social Change | 3 |
| HMSR-420 | Program Planning and Evaluation in Human Services | 3 |
| HMSR-430 | Administration in Human Services | 3 |
| HMSR-490 | Capstone in Human Services | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
