Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science

The Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science incorporates a full range of “learning skills” needed by professionals in the human services field.  Foundation knowledge includes major concepts in psychology, sociology, and counseling with an emphasis on applications to examples in human services.  Because self-knowledge is so important to full understanding of ethical and relationship aspects of work in human services, this program includes a formal “life vision” portfolio project in addition to multiple opportunities for reflection on learning and experiences.  This program, in combination with a course in description statistics, fully prepares students for the Master of Science in Human Services.

Students in this program can expect to learn how to:

• Differentiate main theories of counseling,
• Recognize whether treatments have a valid research foundation,
• Analyze human services needs and policies,
• Interpret tables and other statistical information,
• Plan observation experiences,
• Report on progress with communication skills, and
• Improve interviewing, writing, and presentation skills.