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HDFS Major—Family Studies Concentration

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level

AOS Code: U530

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)	3
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3

Department specifies courses for:
Mathematics (GMT) required: STA 108	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) required: NTR 213 and one GNS lab course with a different departmental prefix	7
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and CST 105	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) required: HDF 211 and 212	6

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for:

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.

III Major and Related Area Requirements

Foundation Courses: HDF 211*, 212*, 302 and 303, 304, 321, 407, 409, 410, 428, 445, 465
Skills and Professional Courses (12 s.h.): HDF 475, 477, and 6 s.h. of 499
Related Area Requirements:
- NTR 213*; PSY 121; SOC 101; STA 108*
Choose three (3) courses from: ATY 100, 213, 333; ECO 100; GEO 303, 333, 340; HEA 207; IGS 200, 201; PSC 290; REL 248, 254; SOC 202, 323; Study Abroad for 6 s.h.

Choose two (2) courses from: AFS 201, 210; CED 310; CST 207; ENG 327; Foreign Language for 3 or 6 s.h.; GRO 501; HDF 401; HEA 260, 318, 333 or NUR 330, 347, 369; HIS 325, 359; NUR 561; PSY 265, 341, 346; RPM 314; SOC 230, 329, 354, 420; SWK 570, 584, 585; WGS 250, 350.

*HDF 211 and 212 satisfy GSB; NTR 213 satisfies 3 s.h. of GNS; STA 108 satisfies GMT.

IV Electives

Electives sufficient to complete total semester hours required for degree. No more than one third may be Human Environmental Sciences (APD, CRS, HDF, IAR, NTR, RCS, or SWK) courses.