Associate Degree in Human Development and Family Studies (60 credits)
General Education: 21 credits
(Of these 21 credits, 15 are included in the requirements for the major.)
Electives: 0–3 credits
Requirements for the Major: 51–55 credits
(This includes 15 credits in General Education: 6 credits of GWS courses; 3 credits of GS courses; 3 credits of GN courses; and 3 credits of GQ courses.)
Prescribed Courses: 21 credits
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech (3 credits)
ENGL 015 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition (3 credits)
HD FS 129 (GS) Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (3 credits)
HD FS 301 Values and Ethics in Health and Human Development Professions (3 credits)
HD FS 395 Field Project: Independent Study in a Human Services Program (6 credits)
PSY 002 (GS) Psychology (3 credits)
Additional Courses: 9–10 credits
EDPSY 101 (GQ) Analysis and Interpretation of Statistical Data in Education (3 credits), STAT 100 (GQ) Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (3 credits), or STAT 200 (GQ) Elementary Statistics (4 credits)
HD FS 315 (US) Family Development (3 credits) or SOC 030 (GS) Sociology of the Family (3 credits)
BI SC 004 (GN) Human Body: Form and Function (3 credits), BIOL 055 (GN) Introduction to the Biology of Aging (3 credits), or BIOL 141 (GN) Introductory Physiology (3 credits)
Requirements for the Adult Development and Aging Option: 21 credits
Prescribed Courses: 6 credits
HD FS 249 (GS) Adult Development and Aging (3 credits)
HD FS 311 Human Development and Family Studies Interventions (3 credits)
Additional Courses (select 6 credits)
H P A 101 Introduction to Health Services Organization (3 credits)
HD FS 312W Empirical Inquiry in Human Development (3 credits)
KINES 060 Principles and Practices of Healthful Living (3 credits)
NUTR 251 (GHA) Introductory Principles of Nutrition (3 credits)
R P M 277 (US) Recreation for Persons with Disabilities (3 credits)
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: 9 credits
Select 9 credits, in consultation with an adviser, from University-wide offerings that enhance competence in the option.
Requirements for the Children, Youth, and Family Services Option: 24 credits
Prescribed Courses: 9 credits
HD FS 229 (GS) Infant and Child Development (3 credits)
HD FS 239 (GS) Adolescent Development (3 credits)
HD FS 311 Human Development and Family Studies Interventions (3 credits)
Additional Courses (select 6 credits)
H P A 101 Introduction to Health Services Organization (3 credits)
HD FS 312W Empirical Inquiry in Human Development (3 credits)
KINES 060 Principles and Practices of Healthful Living (3 credits)
NUTR 251 (GHA) Introductory Principles of Nutrition (3 credits)
R P M 277 (US) Recreation for Persons with Disabilities (3 credits)
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: 9 credits
Select 9 credits, in consultation with an adviser, from University-wide offerings that enhance competence in the option.
In the courses listed in BOLD, students enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44.
