Human Development & Family Science Distribution List
On this page is the current credit distribution sheet for the 2021-2022 academic year. Click here to download this as a PDF.
Our distribution sheets list all of the requirements for each catalog year, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog for that information or review the relevant year below.
A degree in child and family studies requires a minimum of 42 earned credits in HDFS, and includes the following:
- HDFS 201 - Diverse Families
- HDFS 243 - Human Sexuality
- HDFS 339 - Human Development: Early Childhood
- HDFS 350 - Family Resource Management
- HDFS 359 - Human Development: Adolescent to Young Adulthood
- HDFS 370 - Research Methods and Evaluations in HDFS
- HDFS 431(G) - Family Issues in Gerontology
- HDFS 432(G) - Families in Crisis
- HDFS 437 - Environments for Young Children
- HDFS 439(G) - Parent Education
- HDFS 440 - Family Law and Public Policy
- HDFS 445 - Family Life Education and Ethics
- HDFS 447 - Internship in Child and Family Studies
Minor Courses
A degree in Child and Family Studies requires a College of Liberal Arts-approved minor.
Additional Requirements
-
UNIV 100 (3 hours)
-
English (9 hours)
- ENGL 101 and ENGL 102
- Any 200-level ENGL literature course
-
History (6 hours)
-
Modern Language (10 hours)
- 101, 102, and 201 courses in ARAB, ASL, FREN, SPAN, or GERM
-
Math (6 hours)
- MATH 102 or 103 with 104 or MATH 105
- STAT 214
-
Sciences (9 hours)
- (CHEM, GEOL, OR PHYS) AND BIOL
- Note: Environmental Science does not count
-
Communication (3 hours)
-
Arts (3 hours)
- Includes courses in VIAR, MUS, THEA, or DANC
-
Behavioral Science (6 hours)
- SOCI 100 or SOCI 241
- PSYC 255
- Electives (5 hours of free electives)
Notes:
All HDFS courses must be passed with a C or better.
Only 1 D is allowed in the minor.
All pre-requisites and co-requisites must be met (see course descriptions)
45 hours must be completed at the 300-400 level.
All substitutions must be approved by the HDFS advisor, director, and department head.