Counseling Studies Major
Health and Human Services, B.A.
This offering provides a gateway for students planning on pursuing graduate study in Bay Path’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program. Students take selected 500-level PSY courses in addition to a 300-level course in Interviewing and Counseling to build knowledge and skills for helping people with psychosocial issues in a variety of contexts. A student needs a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA to take the 500-level courses in this major.
Degree requirements for the Counseling Studies major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives | 6 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| HHS 100 | Introduction to Human and Health Services | 3 |
| HHS 304 | Communicating in the Helping Professions | 3 |
| HHS 400 | Health and Human Services Capstone | 3 |
| HHS 401 | Play and Leisure in Human Health and Wellness | 3 |
| HHS 410 | Social Policy in Health and Human Services | 3 |
| HHS 499 | Health & Human Studies Internship | 6 |
| INT 250 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| PSY 209 | Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 380 | Interviewing and Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 501 | Human Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSY 535 | Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice | 3 |
| PSY 540 | Individual and Family Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 590 | Trauma & Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 32 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |