Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
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Human Development and Family Sciences Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
() = pre-requisites
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall Term 2023
HDFS 201: Contemporary Families in the U.S.
HDFS 240: Human Sexuality
HDFS 262: Introduction to Human Services
HDFS 310: Human Services Practicum (HDFS 262)
HDFS 311: Infant & Child Development
HDFS 312: Parenting Research & Application
HDFS 341: Family Studies
HDFS 360: Critical Thinking in HDFS
HDFS 469: Human Services Internship (HDFS 310)
HDFS 433: Early Childhood Internship (HDFS 330)
HDFS 447: Families and Poverty
COMM 218Z: Interpersonal Communication
PSY 201: General Psychology
ST 243Z: Elementary Statistics I
ST 351: Introduction to Statistical Methods
WR 227Z: Technical Writing
Winter Term 2024
HDFS 260: Life Hacks for Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being
HDFS 262: Introduction to Human Services
HDFS 310: Human Services Practicum (HDFS 262)
HDFS 313: Adolescent Development
HDFS 330: Fostering Learning in Early Childhood Development (HDFS 311)
HDFS 361: Applied Research Methods (ST 202 or ST 351 highly recommended before taking HDFS 361)
HDFS 469: Human Services Internship (HDFS 310)
HDFS 444: Family Violence and Neglect
HDFS 447: Families and Poverty
HDFS 462: Skills for Human Services Professionals (HDFS 310)
COMM 218Z: Interpersonal Communication
PSY 202: General Psychology
SOC 204: Introduction to Sociology
ST 243Z: Elementary Statistics I
WR 227Z: Technical Writing
Spring Term 2024
HDFS 201: Contemporary Families in the U.S.
HDFS 262: Introduction to Human Services
HDFS 310: Human Services Practicum (HDFS 262)
HDFS 314: Adult Development and Aging
HDFS 331: Directed Experience (HDFS 330)
HDFS 469: Human Services Internship (HDFS 310)
HDFS 431: Family/School/Community
HDFS 432: Children/Youth with Disabilities
HDFS 447: Families and Poverty
HDFS 461: Program Development and Proposal Writing (HDFS 360)
COMM 218Z: Interpersonal Communication
H 100: Intro to Public Health
NUTR 225: General Human Nutrition
PSY 201: General Psychology
ST 202: Principles of Statistics (ST 201)
WR 227Z: Technical Writing
Summer Term 2024 *Tentative Offering*
ST 351: Intro to Statistical Methods
WR 227Z: Technical Writing