Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Human Development and Family Sciences (BSHDFS)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| HDF 304 | Family Relationships (Core, Major) 080 | 3 |
| SDS 302F | Foundations of Data Analysis (Major) 020 | 3 |
| CH 301 | Principles of Chemistry I (Core, Major) | 3 |
| or CH 301C | Foundations of Chemistry I | |
| ECO, SOC, PSY, ANT, GOV, GRG, HIS, LIN, or PHL course (Major) | 3 | |
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
| or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| HDF 313 & HDF 113L | Child Development and Child Development Laboratory (Major) | 4 |
| BIO 311C | Introductory Biology I (Core, Major) 030 | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 050 | 3 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| H E 101P | Professional Development I | 1 |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| BIO 311D | Introductory Biology II (Core, Major) 030 | 3 |
| or CH 302 | Principles of Chemistry II | |
| or CH 302C | Foundations of Chemistry II | |
| HDF 305 | Health and Development Across the Lifespan (Major) | 3 |
| or HDF 306 | Introduction to Gender and Sexuality | |
| ECO, SOC, PSY, ANT, GOV, GRG, HIS, LIN, or PHL course (Major) | 3 | |
| NTR 306 | Fundamentals of Nutrition (Core, Major) 093 | 3 |
| or PBH 317 | Introduction to Public Health | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
| 4th Semester | ||
| HDF 315L | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences (Major) | 3 |
| Science course (Major) | 3 | |
| H E 102P | Ethics Across Life (Major) | 1 |
| Upper-division GOV, GRG, HIS, LIN, or PHL course (Major) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| 5th Semester | ||
| HDF 355R | Problems Course: Research Practicum (Major) | 3 |
| M 408C | Differential and Integral Calculus (Major) | 4 |
| or M 408N | Differential Calculus for Science | |
| or M 408R | Differential and Integral Calculus for the Sciences | |
| or SDS 324E | Elements of Regression Analysis | |
| Upper-division HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| Free elective (Elective) | 2 | |
| 6th Semester | ||
| HDF 355R | Problems Course: Research Practicum (Major) | 3 |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Upper-division HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division NTR, PBH, TXA, or HDF 322 (Major) | 3 | |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| 7th Semester | ||
| Upper-division HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| H E 103P | Professional Development II (Major) | 1 |
| E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 2 | |
| 8th Semester | ||
| Upper-division HDF course | 3 | |
| Upper-divison HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-divison HDF course (Major) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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