Human Development & Family Science Distribution List

On this page is the current credit distribution sheet for the 2026-2027 academic year that can be found using this link

Our distribution sheets list all of the requirements for each catalog year, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog for that information or review the relevant year below.

A degree in Human Development and Family Science requires a minimum of 42 earned credits in HDFS, and includes the following:

• HDFS 201 - Diverse Families
• HDFS 243 -  Human Sexuality
• HDFS 339 -  Human Development: Early Childhood
• HDFS 350 -  Family Resource Management
• HDFS 359 -  Human Development: Adolescent to Young Adulthood
• HDFS 370 - Research Methods and Evaluations in HDFS
• HDFS 431(G) -  Family Issues in Gerontology
• HDFS 432(G) -  Families in Crisis
• HDFS 437 -  Environments for Young Children
• HDFS 439(G) -  Parent Education
• HDFS 440 -  Family Law and Public Policy
• HDFS 445 - Family Life Education and Ethics
• HDFS 447 -  Internship in Child and Family Studies

Minor Courses

A degree in Human Development and Family Science requires a College of Liberal Arts-approved minor.

Additional Requirements

• UNIV 100 (3 hours)
   
• English (9 hours)
  • ENGL 101 and ENGL 102
  • Any 200-level ENGL literature course
• History (6 hours)
   
• Modern Language (10 hours)
  • 101, 102, and 201 courses in ARAB, ASL, FREN, SPAN, or GERM
• Math (6 hours)
  • MATH 102 or 103 with 104 or MATH 105
  • STAT 214
• Sciences (9 hours)
  • (CHEM, GEOL, OR PHYS) AND BIOL
  • Note: Environmental Science does not count
• Communication (3 hours)
   
• Arts (3 hours)
  • Includes courses in VIAR, MUS, THEA, or DANC
• Behavioral Science (6 hours)
  • SOCI 100 or SOCI 241
  • PSYC 255
• Electives (5  hours of free electives)

Notes:
All HDFS courses must be passed with a C or better.
Only 1 D is allowed in the minor.
All pre-requisites and co-requisites must be met (see course descriptions)
45 hours must be completed at the 300-400 level.
All substitutions must be approved by the HDFS advisor, director, and department head.