School of Human Services at Springfield College

SHS credit and course requirements



Credits Needed


You will need a total of 120 credits for the Bachelor of Science in Human Services degree. Those credits include the following:



Table 1 -- 120 Required Credits
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.




SHS Required Courses


Everyone takes the required courses shown below in Table 2.
Your advisor will make sure that your program covers them.


Table 2 -- Springfield College School of Human Services Bachelor Core Requirements
HUSB 301 Core I -- Education, Oppression and
Social Intervention		 4 credits
HUSB 302 Core II -- Political Economy and
Human Services		 4 credits
HUSB 303 Core III -- Social Movements, Change
and Alternative Visions		 4 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




Springfield College's General Education Requirements (GER's)


Beyond General Education Requirements (GER's) satisfied by School of Human Services required courses, these are the GER's a student must satisfy. Students may satisfy GER's via transfer and/or prior learning credits. The GER's are shown below in Table 3.


Table 3 -- Springfield College's General Education Requirements (GER's)
College Writing (CW) 6 credits
Computer Applications (CA) 3 credits
Health/Wellness (HW) 3 credits
International Studies (INT) 3 credits
Literary Studies (LS) 3 credits
Multicultural Studies (MC) 3 credits
National (NAT) 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

Springfield College 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109-3797 413.748.3000
Page updated on: 03/04/2008