Major Code BS6326
Patton College of Education
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
McCracken Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4461
https://www.ohio.edu/education/counseling-higher-education/human-services
Yegan Pillay, contact person
pillay@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The Human Services major leads to a Bachelor of Applied Human and Consumer Sciences. This is a bachelor completion degree, appropriate for students who have earned an associate’s degree as a 2 + 2 option and/or at least 60 semester hours at an accredited institution. Skill and competencies developed include: customer and personal services, societal trends and influences, group behavior and dynamics, diversity issues, ethnicity and culture.
Note: This program received final approval on June 7, 2018
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements. This is a bachelor completion degree, so incoming students must have earned at least 60 semester hours at an accredited institution.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Career opportunities associated with the Human Services major include, but are not limited to, Human Service Assistants in settings such as residential facilities and community agencies. Work environments may be home, school, or community based. Degree holders are prepared to enter graduate programs such as Counseling, Social Work, and Psychology.
Requirements