Human Development and Family Studies Major

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 30

• Goal #1 Written Communication:
  ENGL 101
    and
  ENGL 201
    Credits: 6
• Goal #2 Oral Communication:
  SPCM 101*
   
• Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
  PSYC 101
    , and
  SOC 100
    Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
    Credits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics:
  MATH 102
    Credits: 3
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
  BIOL 101-101L
    Credits: 3

Institutional Graduation Requirements** Credits: 8-9

• Goal #1 Land and Natural Resources
    Credits: 3
• Goal #2 Personal Wellness
    Credits: 2-3
• Goal #3
  ABS 310
    or
  GERO 201
    or
  SOC 150
    Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

• EHS 140 - Enhancing Human Potential Credits: 2

Major Requirement Credits: 57-61

• CA 442 - Family Resource Management Lab Credits: 3
• ECE 227 - Human Development I: Childhood Credits: 3
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3

• or

• ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics * (COM) (G) Credits: 3

• or

• POLS 100 - American Government * ** (COM) Credits: 3
• ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (AW) Credits: 3
• FCSE 421 - Adult Education Credits: 3
• HDFS 141 - Individual and the Family * Credits: 3
• HDFS 150-150L - Early Experience and Lab Credits: 2
• HDFS 227 - Human Development and Personality I: Childhood Credits: 3
• HDFS 337 - Human Development II: Adolescence Credits: 3
• HDFS 341 - Family Theories Credits: 3
• HDFS 347 - Human Development III: Adulthood Credits: 3
• HDFS 355 - Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation Credits: 3
• HDFS 410/510 - Parenting Credits: 3
• HDFS 441 - Professional Issues in Human Development and Family Studies Credits: 3
• HDFS 487 - Preparation for Practicum Credits: 1
• HDFS 495 - Practicum Credits: (7-9)
• SOC 270 - Introduction to Social Work (COM) Credits: 3
• SOC 307 - Research Methods I Credits: 3
• SOC 400 - Social Policy (COM) Credits: 3
• SOC 308 - Research Methods II Credits: 3

• or

• STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
• SPCM 201 - Interpersonal Communication (COM) Credits: 3

• or

• SPCM 460 - Family Communication (COM) Credits: 3

• or

• SPCM 470 - Intercultural Communication (COM) (G) Credits: 3

Elective Credits: 20-23

Total Required Credits: 128

Notes:

A pregraduation check is required 1 semester before graduation semester. A Graduation Application must be completed at beginning of graduation semester.

A grade of “D” on courses in the major cannot be counted and course must be repeated. Any required course with a department/program prefix is considered a course in the major.