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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog Sample Plan of Study for Major in Human Development and Family Science, Human Development and Family Science/Child Life Accelerated Sequence (B.A. or B.S.)

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Sample Plan of Study

The requirements below pertain to this Undergraduate Catalog year and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their individual plan of study.

Min. of 120 total credit hours required, including 40 senior level hours (200-300 level)

First Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (3)
FCS 100 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

First Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (3)
FCS 101 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

FCS 200 (3)
FCS 224 (3)
FCS 231 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester (15-16 credit hours)

FCS 232 (3)
FCS 252 (3)
Development major elective (3-4)
AMALI or University-wide elective (3)
IDEAS or University-wide elective (3)

Third Year - Fall Semester (15-16 credit hours)

FCS 310 (3)
Family & Consumer Sciences major elective (3)
Development major elective (3-4)
University-wide elective (3)
B.S.-SMT or B.A. language course (3)

Third Year - Spring Semester (13 credit hours)

FCS 333 or University-wide elective (3)
FCS 300a01 (1)
Family & Consumer Sciences major elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

Content major elective at 400 level (3)
FCS 308 or FCS 435 or FCS 436 (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University wide elective (3)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

Content major elective at 400 level (3)
FCS 433 or other FCS elective at 400 level (3)
University wide elective (3)
University wide elective (3)
University wide elective (3)

Notes

  • It is recommended that students complete the required FCS 398a01 (2-3 credit hours) Professonal Practice in the summer following the third year.
  • To graduate in this sequence, a student must take at least one course for graduate credit during the senior year. Up to 12 hours of approved graduate courses may be taken that will count for both the undergraduate and graduate program. The student must consult with an advisor and the instructor prior to the start of each new course to ensure approval. Students can then apply to the Family and Consumer Sciences graduate program in the spring of their senior year.

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