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SHS Credit and Course Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Human Services degree

Credits Needed

You will need a total of 120 credits for the Bachelor of Science in Human Services degree. Those credits include the following:
48 credits
for residency requirement		 Minimum number credits you must earn by taking courses at Springfield College.
72 credits These remaining credits may be earned through
transfer credits, additional courses taken at Springfield College, national standardized testing programs, and the experiential learning process.
Everyone takes the required courses shown in the table below.
Your advisor will make sure that your program covers them.

SHS Required Courses
HUSB 301 Core I -- Education, Oppression and
Social Intervention		 3 credits
HUSB 302 Core II -- Political Economy and
Human Services		 3 credits
HUSB 303 Core III -- Social Movements, Change
and Alternative Visions		 3 credits
HUSB 304 A Critical Overview of Human Services 3 credits
CJWB 305 Issues in Research 3 credits
HUSB 330 Group Project in Community Development
and Change I		 4 credits
HUSB 331 Group Project in Community Development
and Change II		 4 credits
HUSB 332 Group Project in Community Development
and Change III		 4 credits
HUSB 416 Senior Seminar 2 credits
Note: If necessary, HUSB307, Human Services Portfolio Development (3 credits) is required.
In addition to the SHS required courses above, Springfield College requires General Education Requirements (GERs).  Students may satisfy GER's via transfer and/or prior learning credits. The GERs are shown in the table below.

Springfield College's General Education Requirements (GERs)

Behavioral / Social Sciences

3 credits
College Writing (CW) 6 credits
Computer Applications (CA) 3 credits
Health/Wellness (HW) 3 credits

Historical / Cultural Studies

3 credits
International Studies (INT) 3 credits
Literary Studies (LS) 3 credits
Multicultural Studies (MC) 3 credits
Natural Science (NS) 3 credits
Physical Activity (PA) 3 credits
Quantitative Reasoning (QR) 3 credits
Spiritual/Ethical Dimensions (SE) 3 credits
Visual Arts/Performing Arts (VAPA) 3 credits