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Human Services Delivery and Administration (B.S.)

The Human Services Delivery and Administration (B.S.) prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve individuals, families, groups, and communities, and to manage human services functions. 

Our program is nationally accredited in the field of human services. Students can earn national certification as human services professionals through taking the Board-Certified Human Services Professional (BC-HSP) Exam during their final semester of course work. 

Human Services Delivery and Administration (HSDA) promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. 

Degree Type

Bachelor of Science

Campus Availability

Experience the HSDA Major

You will apply knowledge from the classroom to three semesters of field practicum. This allows you to explore potential areas of interest within the field, gain valuable experience in real world settings, and build networks that help them to find employment upon graduation. Earn the national certification as human services professionals through taking the Board-Certified Human Services Professional (BC-HSP) Exam during your final semester of course work.

450 hours of hands-on experience over three semesters of field practicum.

Accredited by the Council for Standards in Human Services Education

Faculty have extensive experience that applies and enriches the classroom learning environment

More About the HSDA Program

In our program, you will acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and hands on experience through field practicum. You will:

  • Gain knowledge and theory of human systems in a variety of settings and interactions.  
  • Understand conditions that promote or limit human functioning
    • Address limitations through accommodations for those conditions that limit human functioning
  • Gain knowledge and skill training in systematic analysis of service needs; selection of appropriate strategies, services, or interventions; and evaluation of outcomes 
  • Gain knowledge and skills in information management and administrative aspects of the delivery system
  • Feel confident as human services professionals as quality supervised field experiences have enabled them to experience the work environment and understand professional work and expectations 

The HSDA program has a flexible curriculum and can accommodate students who discover the program later in their studies. In many cases, previous course work can be used in an HSDA plan of study.

Define Your Own College Experience

College life isn't just about academics. It's about the relationships you make, the experiences you have, and the new things you can discover not just about yourself, but about the world around you. 红莲社区 provides many opportunities on each campus and beyond to help you explore your interests and find new passions.
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Make Your Money Count

Take control of your personal finances. Attend budgeting workshops, make a financial action plan or connect with a money mentor.

Financial Well-being

Feed Your Wanderlust

Travel and work toward your degree at the same time. There's a fun study abroad program for any major on almost any continent.

Study Abroad

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Find Friends for Life

Members of our fraternities, sororities, and gender-inclusive organizations find friendship in community service & leadership.

Fraternity & Sorority Life

Where Can a Major in Human Services Delivery and Administration Lead You?

Human Services are generally classified into four service categories:

  • Information or advising services such as libraries, museums and hotlines
  • Maintenance services such as civil service and public welfare programs
  • Personal services such as peer counseling
  • Protection services such as public health, criminal justice, and social services

Where Our Students Have Interned

  • Department of Family & Children Services
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
  • Legacy Link
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center
  • Gateway Domestic Violence Shelter

Where Our Students Found Jobs

  • Legacy Link
  • Department of Family and Children Services
  • WorkSource Georgia
  • Numerous non-profits (Family Promise, United Way, Goodwill, Red Cross, Humane Society, Angel House, Children International, etc.)
  • University settings (Advising, Business Office, Financial aid, Multicultural Student Affairs)

Where Our Students Have Gone to Grad School

  • University of North Georgia (Human Services, Counseling)
  • Emory University (Sociology)
  • University of Georgia (Public Health, Social Work, Law)
  • Columbia University (Social Work)
  • University of Alabama
  • State University of New York           
  • Brenau University
  • Valdosta State University
  • California State University
  • Florida State University

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