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The undergraduate curriculum in Human Development and Family
Studies provides a general background for work with children,
families, adolescents, and adults in a variety of human service and
community settings. The program of study leads to a Bachelor of
Science (B.S.) degree.
Students are required to complete the
following core curriculum (this curriculum only applies to students
who entered the program in 1999 or later):
- 1 credit personal and career
development (HDF180)
- 15 credits of core courses including: HDF200,
201, 202, 205 and 230
- any two courses consisting of a concurrent
observation/participation experience. Courses include HDF203, 306, 310/311, 312,
and 314
Building
on this experience, students complete a 12 credit concentration in one
of the following areas:
- Professional Content for Child Settings: Any
12 credits from HDF302, 357, 400, 430, 432, 434, 455 and 456.
- Professional Content for Family and Community Settings: Any
12 credits from HDF357, 418, 421, 428, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 437,
and 440.
To enhance their concentration, students are required to complete 12
credits of professional electives including HDF450 - Introduction to
Counseling. Professional electives must be approved
in consultation with an advisor. Nine of the twelve credits must
be at the 300 level or above. Field experience does not meet this
requirement. Students who wish to meet the requirements for the Early
Childhood Education Certificate in Rhode Island must apply to the
Early Childhood Education Program through the Office of Teacher
Education in Quinn Hall. Portfolio review and a minimum GPA of 2.5 are
required for admission to this program. Students who are interested
in the Family Financial Counseling and
Planning Certificate take 21 credits in place of the
Professional Electives. The students select two courses from HDF210,
225 and 428 and take all of the following five courses
HDF418, 424, 426, 450 and 451. Students complete their program with
six to fifteen credits of senior
level field experience chosen from the following options - HDF477.
478 (family finance students only), 480, 481; EDC 484, 485 (early
childhood education students only), HDF497 and ITR 301 and 303. Generally,
students have from 17 to 27 credits of free electives to reach the 20
credit Bachelor of Science degree requirement.
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