Child & Family Studies Course Distribution List

On this page is the current credit distribution sheet for the 2020-2021 academic year. Click here to download this as a PDF.

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 child and family studies requires a minimum of 42 earned credits in CAFS, and includes the following:

• CAFS 101 - Introduction to Child and Family Studies
• CAFS 243 -  Human Sexuality
• CAFS 323 -  Family Relations
• CAFS 339 -  Human Development: Early Childhood
• CAFS 350 -  Family Resource Management
• CAFS 359 -  Human Development: Adolescent to Young Adulthood
• or.
• CAFS 431(G) -  Family Issues in Gerontology
• CAFS 432(G) -  Families in Crisis
• CAFS 433: - Family Life Education and Methodology
• CAFS 437 -  Environments for Young Children
• CAFS 439(G) -  Parent Education
• CAFS 440 -  Family Law and Public Policy
• CAFS 443 -  Ethics of Professional Practice
• CAFS 447 -  Internship in Child and Family Studies

Minor Courses

A degree in Child and Family Studies 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 FREN, SPAN, GERM, or LATN
• Math (6 hours)
  • MATH 102 or 103 with 104 or MATH 105
• STAT 214
• Sciences (9 hours)
  • BIOL 121 and BIOL 122 or 303
• Science elective (3 credits
  • from CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS)
• Communication (3 hours)
• Arts (3 hours)
  • Includes courses in VIAR, MUS, THEA, or DANC
• Behavioral Science (6 hours)
  • SOCI 241
  • PSYC 255
• Electives (5  hours of free electives)

Notes:
All CAFS 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 CAFS advisor, director, and department head.