Child & Family Studies, B.S.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .

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• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)

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• PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3) or
• PSYC 2040 Social Psychology (3)

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• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in MATH 1021 .

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• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹
• Electives (6)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: CFS 2050 ; CFS 2065 .

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• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• CFS 2050 Family Dynamics (3)
• CFS 2065 Management of Family Systems and Services (3)

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• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2070 Public Policy Making: An Introduction (3)

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• Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1001 ; SOCL 2001 .

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• CMST 1061 Fundamentals of Communication (3) or
• CMST 2040 Introduction to Performing Literature (3) or
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

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• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3) or
• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3)

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: ECON 2030 /AGEC 2003 .

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• CFS 3055 Development of Young Children in Context (4) or
• EDCI 3055 Development of Young Children in Context (4)

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• CFS 3067 Field Experience in Child and Family Studies (3)
• CFS 3090 Professional Practice and Ethics in Child and Family Studies (2)

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• SOCL 3601 Social Interaction (3) or
• SW 3002 The Child and the Community (3) or
• SW 3003 Skills in Working with People (3)

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• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Semester 6

• CFS 3065 Adult-Child Relationships (3)

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• CFS 3056 Young Children’s Cognitive and Linguistic Development (3) or
• EDCI 3056 Young Children’s Cognitive and Linguistic Development (3)

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• CFS 4051 The Adolescent and the Family (3)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 7

• CFS 4062 Family Finance and Consumer Law (3)
• CFS 4052 Families: Policy and Law (3)
• CFS 4064 Family Stress Management (3)
• PSYC 4072 Developmental Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 8

• CFS 4065 Family Life Education (3)
• CFS 4067 Internship in Child and Family Studies (8)

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• SOCL 4461 Criminology (3) or
• SOCL 4701 Population (3) or
• PSYC 4035 Drugs, the Brain and Behavior (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - If two course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.
 

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ”C” or better in ENGL 1001 ; “C” or better in MATH 1021 ; BIOL 1001 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)

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• PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3) or
• PSYC 2040 Social Psychology (3)

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• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)
• PHIL 2020 Ethics (3)

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• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2070 Public Policy Making: An Introduction (3)

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• CMST 1061 Fundamentals of Communication (3) or
• CMST 2040 Introduction to Performing Literature (3) or
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

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• General Education course - Life or Physical Sciences (3)¹

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: CFS 2050 ; CFS 2065 ; “C” or better CFS 3055 . 

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

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• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3) or
• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3)

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• CFS 2050 Family Dynamics (3)
• CFS 2065 Management of Family Systems and Services (3)
• CFS 3055 Development of Young Children in Context (4)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: Admission to Child Life Concentration.

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• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• CFS 3056 Young Children’s Cognitive and Linguistic Development (3)
• CFS 3065 Adult-Child Relationships (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Life or Physical Sciences (one semester lecture in alternate science) (3)¹

Semester 5

• CFS 3067 Field Experience in Child and Family Studies (3)
• CFS 3090 Professional Practice and Ethics in Child and Family Studies (2)
• CFS 4044 Developmentally Appropriate Play (3)
• CFS 4064 Family Stress Management (3)
• CFS 4009 Human Sciences Research Methods (3)

Semester 6

• CFS 4051 The Adolescent and the Family (3)
• CFS 4053 Child Life Theory & Practice (3)
• CFS 4054 Developmental Perspectives on Death and Dying (3)
• BIOL 2160 Human Physiology (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 7

• CFS 4052 Families: Policy and Law (3)
• CFS 4062 Family Finance and Consumer Law (3)
• SW 3002 The Child and the Community (3)
• Elective (6)

Semester 8

• CFS 4065 Family Life Education (3)
• CFS 4067 Internship in Child and Family Studies (8)
• PSYC 4072 Developmental Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - For General Education Natural Sciences, both physical and life sciences must be taken; 6 hours in a physical/life sciences sequence; 3 hours in an area (physical/life) not previously selected.