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B.A. in Human Services

Academic Program Guide for New First-Year Students (Effective Fall 2018) Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Students who entered Rowan University prior to Fall 2018 should follow the guide for their program and start year in consultation with their advisor.

Rowan University Graduation Requirements for all Majors / Degrees Students must complete at least 120 semester hours (sh) of coursework that apply to their Rowan University degree.

Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in Rowan University coursework. (Transfer courses/credit do not count toward the RU GPA.)

A minimum of 30 sh of coursework must be completed at/through Rowan University.

Only grades of “D-” or above may apply to graduation/degree requirements. (Some programs may set higher minimums.)

Students must meet the Rowan Core and Rowan Experience Requirements. o An individual course can potentially satisfy one Rowan Core literacy and/or multiple Rowan Experience attributes. o Rowan Core & Rowan Experience designations are listed in course details in Section Tally (www.rowan.edu/registrar) and may also be searched on

that site under “Attributes.” A list of Rowan Core courses is here: https://confluence.rowan.edu/display/AS/Rowan+Core+Course+List.

Students must apply for graduation and should do so for the term in which they will complete all program requirements.

Program-Specific Graduation Requirements for this Major / Degree Junior and Senior level courses for this major are offered on Rowan’s Camden campus.

Students must complete 360 hours of Field Experience and satisfactorily complete 9 credit hours of Field Experience courses.

Field Placements must be approved by the Field Coordinator prior to the start of the placement. Field courses must be completed and signed off before graduation. Entry into the Field course may be prohibited or delayed based on academic standing and/or the recommendation of the Field Coordinator.

No grade of a D+, D, D- or F can be used in a major or advisement track required course. Transfer credits with these grades cannot be applied to a major or advisement track required course.

Rowan Core Requirements1 Students must satisfy all six Rowan Core Literacies. A minimum total of 3 sh of coursework is required to satisfy each Literacy.

With the exception of the 9 sh counted here for Communicative Literacy, credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

⃝ (COML) Communicative Literacy: Must be met by the following three courses or their official equivalents:

⃝ COMP 01111 College Composition I (3 sh) ⃝ COMP 01112 College Composition II (3 sh) ⃝ CMS 04205 Public Speaking (3 sh)

⃝ (ARTL) Artistic Literacy Recommendation from major:

⃝ (GLBL) Global Literacy Recommendation from major: ANTH 02202 (3 sh counted under non-program)

⃝ (HUML) Humanistic Literacy Recommendation from major: POSC 07110, PSY 01107 or SOC 08120 (3 sh counted under non-prog. or major)

⃝ (QNTL) Quantitative Literacy Recommendation from major: STAT 02100 or STAT 02260 (3 sh counted under non-program)

⃝ (SCIL) Scientific Literacy Recommendation from major:

Subtotal of credits counted in this section: 9 sh

Rowan Experience Requirements Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

⃝ (LIT) Broad-Based Literature Attribute Recommendation from major:

⃝ (WI) Writing Intensive Attribute Recommendation from major:

⃝ (RS) Rowan Seminar Attribute2 Recommendation from major:

Non-Program Courses (minimum 18 sh) Courses in this section cannot be in the major department.

Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits

POSC 07110 American Government Satisfies Humanistic Literacy 3

ANTH 02202 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Satisfies Global Literacy 3

PSY 01107 Essentials of Psychology Satisfies Humanistic Literacy; Prereq for PSY 03250 3

STAT 02100 Statistical Literacy Satisfies Quantitative Literacy 3

PSY 03200 Abnormal Psychology Prereq for PSY 03250 3

3

Subtotal: 18 sh

1 The Rowan Core requirements are waived for transfer students with an earned A.A. or A.S. degree from a NJ community/county college. 2 The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

http://www.rowan.edu/registrar

https://confluence.rowan.edu/display/AS/Rowan+Core+Course+List


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Major Requirements (45 sh) SUMMARY OF MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 9 sh of Foundational Courses 27 sh of Upper-Level and Capstone Courses 9 sh of Human Services Concentrations

45 sh total

FOUNDATIONAL COURSES Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits

HSRV 01100 Introduction to Human Services 3

SOC 08120 Introduction to Sociology Satisfies Humanistic Literacy 3

SOC 08223 Sociology of Social Welfare 3

Subtotal: 9 sh

UPPER-LEVEL AND CAPSTONE COURSES (OFFERED IN CAMDEN) Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits

HSRV 01310 Research Methods for Human Services 3

SOC 08332 Contemporary Sociological Theory 3

HSRV 01320 Applied Ethics in Human Services 3

SOC 08430 Case Management in Sociological Practice 3

PSY 03250 Intake and Interviewing 3

HSRV 01311 Field Experience I 3

HSRV 01411 Field Experience II 3

HSRV 01412 Field Experience III 3

HSRV 01400 Senior Seminar in Human Services 3

Subtotal: 27 sh

Human Services Concentrations Choose and complete one of the following Human Services Concentrations.

DIRECT SERVICES CONCENTRATION Take the following course.


SOC 08269 Self and Society 3 And then choose two of the following courses.


⃝ ANTH 02215 Medical Anthropology 3

⃝ PSY 09305 Developmental Psychopathology 3

⃝ SOC 08230 Sociology of Minority Groups 3

⃝ SOC 08320 Urban Sociology 3

⃝ SOC 08326 Socialization of the Child Through Adolescence -WI Satisfies WI requirement 3

HSRV 01403 Child Protection & Permanency Planning

Subtotal: 9 sh


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CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONCENTRATION Take the following course.


LAWJ 05175 Survey of Criminal Justice 3 And then choose two of the following courses.


⃝ SOC 08325 Deviant Behavior and Social Control 3

⃝ LAWJ 05210 Restorative Justice 3

⃝ LAWJ 05220 Victimology 3

⃝ LAWJ 05274 Community Relations 3

⃝ LAWJ 05276 Parole, Probation & Community Corrections 3

⃝ LAWJ 05315 Criminal Justice and Social Conflict 3

⃝ LAW 05322 Drugs and Crime in America 3

⃝ LAWJ 05234 Sentencing and Rights of the Convicted 3

⃝ LAWJ 05337 Treatment of the Offender 3

⃝ LAWJ 05342 Counseling and Guidance of the Offender 3

⃝ LAWJ 05361 Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3

⃝ LAWJ 05392 Criminal Justice Administration 3

Subtotal: 9 sh

ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION Take the following course.


EDPA 02320 Introduction to Public Administration 3 And then choose two of the following courses.


⃝ EDPA 02410 Public Policy 3

⃝ POSC 07220 State and Local Government 3

⃝ SOC 08401 Human Service Organizations 3

⃝ SOC 08353 The Sociology of complex Organizations 3

⃝ LAWJ 05392 Criminal Justice Administration 3

⃝ PSY 08310 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3

Subtotal: 9 sh

Free Electives for this Major/Degree (48 sh) Students should choose Free Electives that satisfy any Rowan Core or Rowan Experience requirements that are not fulfilled by Major or Non-Program courses.


Subtotal: 48 sh

Total Program Credits Required for this Major / Degree: 120 SH

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