Human Services: Requirements

Every Bachelor of Arts degree candidate must complete Burlington College’s General Education requirements and must earn a minimum of 120 credits to achieve a degree. The following course requirements are specific to the Human Services major.

Major Requirements
36 credits past the 6 entry level credits are required. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. Other coursework may be substituted with permission of academic advisor.

Entry Level (100) 6 credits
• Introduction to Psychology
• Introduction to Human Services
Intermediate Level (200) 9 credits
• Introduction to Counseling
• Life-Span Development
• Communication Skills for Helping Relationships
Intermediate Level Electives (200) 3 credits
• Psychopathology
• Theories of Personality
• Social Psychology
• Ethics in the Helping Professions
• Legal Ethics: Theory and Practice
• Family Court and the Law
• Mediation and the Dynamics of Conflict and Change
• Comparative Government and Law
• Patterns of Wealth and Poverty

Upper Level (300) 6 credits
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• Social Policy

Upper Level Electives (300) 6 credits
• Pro Se Legal Clinic
• Family Patterns and Dynamics
• Spirituality of Service
• Group Dynamics
• Psychology of Women
• Community Development
• Criminology
• Race, Ethnicity, Class Gender
• Mini-courses or workshops at the 200 level or above may be substituted for courses

Internship I & II (3 credits each) 6 credits

Degree Projects I & II (3 credits each) 6 credits

Total Credits Above Entry Level 36