Human Development and Family Science — Early Child Development (HDED)
Both Fully Online and Fully On-Campus Options Available
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HDFS 1800 Fundamentals in HDFS | 2 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management | 3 | MATH 1120 Precalculus Algebra | 3 |
| HDFS 2100 Science of Human Connections | 3 | Core History II | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | HDFS 2010 Lifespan Development | 3 |
| Core History I | 3 | HDFS 2000 Marriage Fam In Global Context | 3 |
| Core Humanities1 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 1000 Intro To Biology & BIOL 1001 Intro To Biology Laboratory | 4 | BIOL 1010 A Survey Of Life & BIOL 1011 A Survey Of Life Laboratory | 4 |
| Core Literature | 3 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 |
| NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management | 3 | Core Social Science2 | 3 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | HDFS 2030 Applied Prof Skills in HDFS | 2 |
| Core Social Science2 | 3 | HDFS 2050 Early Child Development | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HDFS 3010 Child Development | 3 | HDFS 2040 Analy for Social and Behav Sci | 3 |
| HDFS 3060 Patterns Of Family Interaction, 3700 Family Life Education, or 3080 Dev Of Interpersonal Rel | 3 | HDFS 3470 Learn Exps For Young Children | 3 |
| HDFS 3460 Effective Guidance of Children | 3 | HDFS 3471 Learning Experiences Lab | 1 |
| HDFS 3461 Effective Guidance Lab | 1 | Free Electives | 2 |
| Free Electives | 2 | HDFS PROF Electives | 3 |
| Understanding Diverse Perspectives Course3 | 3 | Understanding Diverse Perspectives3 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HDFS 3110 Infant and Toddler Development | 3 | HDFS 4940 Internship in ECD | 12 |
| HDFS 4470 Advanced Learning Experiences | 3 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 |
| HDFS 4471 Advanced Learning Exp Lab | 1 | ||
| HDFS 4910 Professional Practice in HDFS | 2 | ||
| Professional Electives4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Must choose from PHIL 1010, PHIL 1020, PHIL 1030, PHIL 1040, PHIL 1080, PHIL 1090, PHIL 1100, PHIL 1110
- 2
Must choose from ANTH 1000, SOCY 1000, PSYC 2010, COUN 2000, GSHS 2000, AAAS 2000, SOCY 1100, NATR 2050
- 3
HDFS Understanding Diverse Perspectives course options: HDFS 3040, HDFS 4640, HDFS 4680, HDFS 4700
- 4
Choose professional course electives that will strengthen your preparedness for internship and support your career goals. Professional course electives may be used to earn a minor. Professional course electives should be selected through consultation with your faculty advisor. HDFS courses and most PSYC, SOWO, SOCY, COMM and other social science related courses may serve as appropriate electives.