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Undergraduate 2019-2020

Human Services B.S.

College of Natural and Health Sciences

Location: Gunter 1250

Telephone: 970.351.2403

Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/human-services

Advising Information:

Students must consult with a major advisor each semester prior to registering.

To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

  1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
  2. Required Major Credits
  3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The Human Services program provides a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and theories in the helping professions. You will master the skills needed to solve real-world problems using a variety of human services methods. The undergraduate degree in Human Services provides students with the skills to be able to work in a variety of human services settings. Students take a core curriculum that provides a liberal arts education and the tools needed to be a successful professional. Students also select from among multidisciplinary courses across a variety of human services content areas. A hallmark of this program is the fieldwork experiences integrated into course requirements.


The Human Services degree requires completion of an internship. Since the Human Services field requires direct contact with vulnerable individuals, agencies conduct background checks on new employees, including interns. Any student who has a criminal conviction may be unable to register for and complete this required internship. For additional information about vulnerable populations, please review "The Consequences of Conviction" at: http://www.coloradodefenders.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/consequences-of-conviction.pdf

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Degree Requirements — 120 credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required LAC — 40 credits

2. Required Major — 42 credits

Take all of the following courses:

HUSR 205Introduction to Human Services

3

HUSR 300Human Services Helping Skills

3

HUSR 410Human Services Program Planning and Evaluation

3

HUSR 492Internship in Human Services

1-15

PSY 230Human Growth and Development

3

STAT 150Introduction to Statistical Analysis

3

HUSR 492: Take 12 credits

Student select any 15 approved credits from the following:

HUSR 208Perspectives on Aging and Later Life

3

HUSR 209Foundations of Health Promotion/Health Education

3

HUSR 238Contemporary Issues in Drug Abuse

3

HUSR 336Human Sexuality

3

HUSR 342Modern Concepts of Health and Disease

3

HUSR 350Introduction to Environmental Health

3

HUSR 380Rehabilitation Principles and Case Management

3

HUSR 385Working with Families in Rehabilitation

3

HUSR 397Rehabilitation of the Substance Abuser

3

HUSR 405Health Communications and the Media

3

HUSR 460Community Resources for Older Adults

3

HUSR 475Psychiatric Rehabilitation

3

HUSR 495Special Topics in Human Services

1- 4

PSY 331Maturity and Aging

3

SOC 471Sociology of Aging

3

3. University-Wide Elective Credits — 38 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 38 credits.