Human Development and Family Sciences (BSA)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| HDF 304 | Family Relationships | 3 |
| SDS 302F | Foundations of Data Analysis | 3 |
| CH 301 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| BIO 311C | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| HDF 313 | Child Development | 3 |
| HDF 113L | Child Development Laboratory | 1 |
| BIO 311D | Introductory Biology II | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| H E 101P | Professional Development I | 1 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| HDF 315L | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences | 3 |
| Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| HDF 352 | Field Experience: Community | 3 |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| H E 102P | Ethics Across Life | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| M 408C | Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| HDF 305 | Health and Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division HDF | 3 | |
| HDF 355R | Problems Course: Research Practicum | 3 |
| Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government | 3 |
| NTR 306 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division HDF | 3 | |
| HDF 355R | Problems Course: Research Practicum | 3 |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division HDF | 3 | |
| H E 103P | Professional Development II | 1 |
| Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division HDF | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| SDS 302F | Foundations of Data Analysis | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| Differential Calculus for Science | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus for the Sciences | ||
| Elements of Regression Analysis | ||
| Primary Science | ||
| HDF 304 | Family Relationships | 3 |
| or HDF 304H | Family Relationships: Honors | |
| HDF 313 | Child Development | 3 |
| or HDF 313H | Child Development: Honors | |
| HDF 113L | Child Development Laboratory | 1 |
| or HDF 114H | Child Development Laboratory: Honors | |
| HDF 305 | Health and Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| or HDF 306 | Introduction to Gender and Sexuality | |
| HDF 315L | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division HDF (excluding HDF 322, HDF 357, HDF 359, HDF 352, HDF 652F, HDF 352L, HDF 652P, HDF 355H, and HDF 355R) | 12 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Field Experience: Community | ||
| Field Practicum: Community | ||
| Field Experience: Early Childhood | ||
| Field Practicum: Early Childhood | ||
| Advanced Applied Research Experience | ||
| Problems Course: Research Practicum | ||
or HDF 355H | Problems Course: Honors | |
Registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 352 , 652F, 352L, 652P, 359 and 355R or 355H is restricted to students whose practicum applications have been approved. Applications, as well as application deadlines, are available online and through the practicum coordinator. | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Professional Development I | ||
| Ethics Across Life | ||
| Professional Development II | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
or PBH 317 | Introduction to Public Health | |
| Secondary Science | ||
| CH 301 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| or CH 301C | Foundations of Chemistry I | |
| BIO 311C | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Introductory Biology II | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Foundations of Chemistry II | ||
| Subtotal | 52 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 27 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | ||
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 41 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 41 | |
| College Requirements - Natural Sciences | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Degree-Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA)
The requirements for the Bachelor of Science and Arts are designed to give each student flexibility in the selection of courses to meet individual needs.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language, Arts, and Culture | ||
| Hours selected from at least two of the following four areas: | 12 | |
Fine arts: courses chosen from design, ensemble, fine arts, music, studio art, performance, visual art studies, art history, and theatre and dance | ||
Humanities: courses chosen from American studies, ancient history and classical civilization, classical civilization, comparative literature, creative writing, English, humanities, philosophy, religious studies, and rhetoric and writing | ||
Social and behavioral sciences: courses chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, government, history, linguistics, psychology, and sociology | ||
Foreign language and culture: foreign language courses or culture courses chosen from an approved list available in the college advising centers. Students who elect to pursue a foreign language must complete a beginning level competency. Students who complete intermediate or advanced level foreign language courses rather than courses equivalent to beginning level competency may count only one intermediate or advanced course toward the language, arts, and culture requirement (a maximum of six hours earned through credit by examination may count toward the language arts and culture requirment) | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Completion of one of the following: | 15 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate (minor outside the College of Pharmacy, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, and School of Nursing) | ||
Fifteen hours in a single field of study (outside the College of Natural Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, and School of Nursing) | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- Students may not use a course counting toward one area of prescribed work to fulfill the requirements of another area of prescribed work unless expressly permitted as follows:
- Courses counting toward the university core curriculum may also count toward the major requirements, the additional requirement, and electives.
- Per university policy, a minimum of nine hours of the transcript-recognized minor may not be also used to satisfy the major.
- Per university policy, a minimum of one course taken in a transcript-recognized certificate to satisfy the additional requirement may not also count toward the major.
- Students who seek a transcript-recognized minor or transcript-recognized certificate must meet the minimum grade requirements and grade point average requirements of the program.
- Students must earn a University grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses taken at the University (including credit by examination, correspondence, and extension), a grade of at least C- in each mathematics and science course counted toward the major, and a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the courses fulfilling the major.
- Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours in residence at the University, including at least 18 hours of the major. The 18 hours of the major in residence must include at least nine hours of advanced coursework.
Additional Requirements
PSY 304, PSY 333D, and PSY 339 may not count toward the Bachelor of Science and Arts, with a major in Human Development and Family Sciences.