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Human Development - Human Services Option (120 Credits)
Students can be admitted as a Human Development major after completing 24 credits and earning a GPA of at least 2.0. A cumulative GPA of 2.6 or better in all H D courses that apply to the option, including substitutions is required to (a) maintain admission in the major; and (b) complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development. Of the 47 credits required for the major and Human Services option, a minimum of 21 must be taken at WSU.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
UCORE Inquiry1 | 6 |
Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
H D 200 | 2 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
UCORE Inquiry1 | 4 |
Elective2 | 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 204 | 3 |
H D 220 | 3 |
UCORE Inquiry1 | 3 |
Electives2 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 300, 301, or 302 | 3 |
H D 350 [DIVR] | 3 |
H D 384 | 3 |
Electives2 | 6 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 300, 301, or 302 | 3 |
H D 310 [M] | 3 |
H D 385 | 3 |
Human Services Elective3 | 3 |
Elective2 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 300, 301, or 302 | 3 |
Human Services Elective3 | 3 |
Electives2 | 9 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 410 [M] | 3 |
H D 4974 | 3 |
Electives2 | 9 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 4985 | 3 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
Electives2 | 9 |
Footnotes
1 | Must complete 4 of these 5 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, EQJS, HUM, PSCI. One lab science (BSCI or PSCI) must be completed. |
2 | Electives must include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 credits of upper-division coursework. |
3 | Human Services Electives (6 credits): Students must complete at least two courses from the following: H D 306, 307, 308, 320, 334, 360, 403, 405, 406, 408, 430, or 479, PSYCH 444. |
4 | H D 497 is required and must be completed prior to H D 498, but no more than two semesters before H D 498. |
5 | The internship course (H D 498) is also available during the summer term of the junior or senior year. Students may take H D 498 for up to 9 credits. For students completing the Human Services option, the H D 498 internship experience must focus on a human services field. |
- Human Development
Courses
- Human Development
- Prevention Science
Schedules of Studies
- Human Development - Child and Youth Development Option
- Human Development - Early Childhood Education Option
- Human Development - Family and Consumer Sciences Option
- Human Development - Gerontology Option
- Human Development - Human Services Option
- Human Development - Lifespan Development Option
- Human Development - Prevention Science Option
Minors
- Gerontology
- Human Development
- Leadership
Certificates
- Adolescence
- Early Childhood Education
- Family Studies
- Gerontology Certificate
- Human Services Case Management and Administration
- Mindful Emotional and Social Intelligence