BGS Concentration in Human Services Administration | School of Continuing Education at EASTERN


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BGS Concentration in Human Services Administration

This Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) Degree is designed for individuals who desire to enter or advance within the field of social and human service. Individuals in social and human service jobs typically hold a variety of job titles. Educational attainment influences the kind of work employees may be assigned and the degree of responsibility that may be entrusted to them. Formal education is almost always required for advancement.

A Fast Track Option is available for adults over 25 who have entered with 60 or more college credits. The general brochure for this program is here.

The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) Degree Completion Program is also available at Eastern at Capital Community College in Hartford for persons interested in Human Service Administration. Here is the brochure for the Accelerated Saturday program.

Required (12 Credits)
Subj	Crse	Title
PSC	205	Public Administration
SOC	350	Methods of Social Research (OR) PSY 217 - Research Methods I
SOC	250	Social Inequality
SWK	200	Introduction to Social Work
Choose 5 Courses (15 Credits)
Subj	Crse	Title
ANT	340	Canadian Health
ANT	345	Race, Ethnicity and Transnational Identity
ANT	364	Medical Anthropology
PSC	326	Politics of Race, Class and Gender
PSC	350	Public Policy and Decision-Making
PSY	301	Abnormal Psychology
PSY	320	Theories of Personality
SWK	245	Aging
SOC	300	Sociological Theory
SOC	303	The Community
SOC	312	Sociology of Mental Illness
SOC/SWK	330/310	Alternative Dispute Resolution
SOC	344	Substance Abuse
SOC	369	Exploring Gambling Problems
Required Business Courses (15 Credits)
Subj	Crse	Title
BUS	205	Management of Business Information
BUS	230	^Business and Society (OR)* BUS 234 - ^*Supervision and Training
BUS	333	Human Resource Management
BUS	365	Business Report Writing
BIS	364	Introduction to Social Informatics and Statistics
Prerequisite Courses
Subj	Crse	Title
PSY	100*	General Psychology
SOC	100*	Introduction to Sociology
^*CLEP exams, DSST tests or Transfer

There are only three parts to any degree plan at Eastern. Your Bachelor’s Degree will be made up of 40 courses.

General Education Requirements (12-14 3-credit courses)
Utilize previous credits from other colleges or meet some requirements through CLEP or DSST exams.
Your Academic Major or Major/Minor Concentrations for the BGS (10-18 3-credit courses)
See here for available options or design your own BGS degree or Individualized Major. Call the School of Continuing Education for information. Five of these 3-Credit courses must be 300+ level and taken at EASTERN.
Electives (10-18 3-credit courses)
Utilize previous credits here – no matter how long ago you took them, or apply for Credit for Lifelong Learning.

All baccalaureate degree programs require a minimum of 120 semester credit hours. In addition to the major or major/minor concentration for the BGS, all students must complete EASTERN's General Education Requirement (GER).

Note: A minimum of 30 credits must be earned through Eastern coursework. Within the total 120 credits required for the degree, students must complete 60 credits of coursework numbered 200-level or higher and within that 60, 30 credits must be 300-level or higher.