Programs: Youth Services (SJC Long Island) - St. Joseph’s University, New York - Modern Campus Catalog™

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 24, 2025

The Youth Services Track provides a psychological and sociological orientation to work with children and/or youth in the helping professions.

Total Credits Required: 18

A brief description of each course noted below may be found in the appropriate Department listings.

Courses required for certification in this Career Track:

PSY 220 - Adolescent Psychology 3 credits
SOC 254 - Sociology of Youth 3 credits

The remaining twelve credits may be selected from the following course offerings:

CS 101 - Child Psychology and Development I 3 credits.
CS 121 - Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 credits.
CS 102 - Child Psychology and Development II 3 credits.
EDU 115 - Educational Psychology 3 credits.
PSY 271 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
PSY 360 - Counseling Psychology 3 credits.
SOC 136 - Social Problems 3 credits
SOC 140 - Introduction to Social Work 3 credits
SOC 220 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior 3 credits Prerequisite: SOC 133
SOC 241 - Experience In Social Work 3 credits.
SOC 249 - Race and Ethnicity 3 credits