Human Services Major Advising

Current & Prospective Human Services Students Advising Information

Interested in the Human Services major and need advising? Already a Human Services major and have questions or are unsure who your faculty advisor is? Contact the Program Coordinator at your location. More Transfer and Program information is also listed below. We look forward to hearing from you!

• Bellingham: HS.Bellingham@wwu.edu, 360-650-7759 or schedule appointment at Calendly
• Distance Learning (all online classes): HS Distance, 360-475-7507 

Plan of Study

Keep your plan of study up to date and bring it with you to all meetings with your advisor.

• Plan of Study Worksheet

Suggested Plan of Study

• Required Course Checklist - All Sites
• Plan of Study - Bellingham
• Plan of Study - Distance

Plan of Study Resources

• Degree Planning Guide
• Degree Evaluation
• Internship Substitution Policy and Petition Form
• Substituting for a Human Services Elective(s)
• Transfer Course Equivalency Guide
• Transferable Community College Human Services Courses
• Graduating from Western Washington University

Advising Information

Transfer Advising

For students who are considering transferring to Western from a community college or another 4-year college and completing a major in Human Services. The Human Services Department does not require specific courses for acceptance to the major; however, coursework in related disciplines such as early childhood, sociology, psychology, cultural anthropology, women's studies, and so on is encouraged. Students who transfer may be required to complete certain General University Requirements (GURs). See Community College Transfer Advising or speak to an academic advisor listed below.

Program Advising

Concerns general questions about the program.  Questions about application deadlines, how to apply to the program, quarterly registration, when classes meet, requirements for the major, major evaluations for graduation, planning and tracking progress in the major, policies/procedures, and who to contact in other university departments should be directed to Program Advisors, listed below.

Academic Advising

Provides an opportunity for students in the Human Services major to meet with a faculty advisor to discuss

• approval of transfer credits toward the major
• career directions
• graduate school
• minors/double majors (main campus)
• study abroad
• course substitutions
• academic challenges and unique situations

Students have a plan of study that will fulfill the requirements of the major. Students are required to have a 2-year plan of study approved by an advisor on file with the program office.

Students who attend program locations that have more than one advisor can check with the Program Advisor to find out who the assigned advisor is or to change advisors.