Human Services (Online Program)

Learn the skills you need to work in service of others, in a program designed in service to you.

Human Services (Online Program)

Lead with compassion. Serve with purpose. Make a difference—online and in the real world.

The Human Services major is designed for compassionate, service-minded adults ready to make a real impact. This fully online program prepares you to support individuals, families, and communities by exploring social systems, crisis intervention, counseling strategies, and program evaluation. With a strong focus on practical skills and a required field placement at a community agency, you’ll gain hands-on experience while learning how to create meaningful change in a variety of settings.

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Take online courses to start working in crisis assessment, intervention, counseling strategies, program evaluation and grant writing.

Transform genuine care into a successful career

As an adult student in our undergraduate Human Services program, you can expect the same individualized attention from faculty and academic and career advisors as you would in a more traditional setting. You’ll work one-on-one with an advisor who will help you stay on track and ensure you’re taking the correct courses with your career goals front and center.

You’ll analyze social forces, policies, and human service delivery systems at the micro and macro levels while applying theories to concrete situations through case studies and experiential real-world work. This major is part of our Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, which means you’ll also learn how to uncover and articulate why issues of power and inequalities in the U.S. impact social relationships between groups.

Upon completion of your bachelor’s degree, you’ll be ready for graduate study or entry-level jobs in the human service field, where you can work with marginalized people experiencing crisis.

The Benefits of Simpson College Online Learning

How is this program offered?

This path is part of Simpson College’s convenient and flexible online program, which enables you to complete four to eight credits every eight weeks.

When can I start?

This path is part of Simpson College’s convenient and flexible adult undergraduate program, which enables you to complete four to eight credits every eight weeks.

This program is available fully online.

Fall Start Dates: August 26, 2024 (Term 1 and full fall semester)
Spring Start Dates: January 13, 2025 (Term 3 and full Spring Semester)
Summer Start Dates: May 28, 2024 (Summer 1 and full summer semester) and June 25, 2024 (Summer 2)

We’re committed to ensuring this program is accessible for busy working adults. You can start your studies during our Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. There are six start times a year, so you never have to wait to get going.

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Tuition and Fees

2023-2024 Tuition: $425/credit hour + $7 tech fee + $25 online fee
2024-2025 Tuition: $465/credit hour
Fees
Adult Student Scholarships and Aid

We know that adult students have several concerns when deciding whether or not to finish their degree. Chief among these concerns is affordability. At Simpson, we understand.

Coursework Required

HSV 101 Intro to Human Service Systems
HSV 343 Social Welfare Policy
HSV 348 Field Experience in Human Services
SCJ 352 Standards of Professional Behavior

Select One:

HSV 250 Grant Writing and Program Eval
HSV 342 Human Behavior
or SCJ 341 Crisis Intervention
or HSV 301 Counseling Strategies

Take Advantage of Every Opportunity

Save on Tuition
We value the work you’ve already done and think it should count toward your degree. If you’re at least 25 years of age and classified as a freshman or sophomore at Simpson, you can submit a Life Experience Portfolio during the admissions process. The LEP can earn up to 24 credits, which you can use to meet the 150-hour requirement for CPA exam eligibility.

Employer Reimbursement Cuts Interest Costs
Many employers reimburse their employees’ tuition after a class has been completed, and we offer the chance to delay payment until 45 days after the term ends. You won’t have to pay until after the course ends.

We’re Transfer Friendly
During the application process, you’ll submit transcripts of previous undergraduate work from other accredited institutions if applicable. Transcripts are then evaluated to determine how many credits will transfer and how your former coursework meets Simpson’s degree requirements.