Please refer to the Graduation, Degree, and General Education Requirements section to learn about the university and general education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. The Family Services track is meant to provide students with a holistic, generalist foundation in Family and Human Services and focuses on family life education in a variety of areas, including disabilities, gerontology, mental health, youth services, and trauma and recovery services.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete 34-35 hours of General Education and any additional hours needed to reach the 120 credit hours required for graduation.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses Inside Department 1
HS 100	Family and Human Services	3
HS 131	Human Development	3
HS 250	Skills for Helping Professionals	3
HS 300	Prevention and Social Change	3
HS 301	Working with Trauma	3
HS 308	Working with Parents and Youth	3
HS 310	Gender and Sexuality	3
HS 323	Service Coordination	3
HS 325	Group Work (Group Counseling)	3
HS 378	Issues in Aging	3
HS 381	Internship I	3
HS 411	Family Issues	3
HS 414	Individual Counseling Methods	3
HS 446	Legal, Ethical, & Professional Issues	3
HS 480	Internship II	3
HS 495	Research and Evaluation	3
HS Upper Division Elective (selected with an advisor)		3
Subtotal		51
Required Courses Outside Department 1
EN 300	Advanced College Writing	3
or EN 308	Scientific and Technical Writing
WU 101	The Washburn Experience	3
Total Hours		57

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Students must receive a C or better in each course.