128.5 total semester credits required 

(12.5) COMMUNICATIONS & LIBRARY 
(3) ENGL 104 First-Year Composition 
(3) ENGL 105 First-Year Composition 
(.5) LIB 160 Library Instruction 
(3) SP CM 212 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 
(3) Select from: 
ENGL 302 Business Communication 
ENGL 309 Report and Proposal Writing 
ENGL 310 Rhetorical Analysis 
ENGL 314 Technical Communication 

(9-11) NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICAL DISCIPLINES 
(3) Select from natural sciences 
(3-4) Select from mathematics or statistics 
(3-4) Select from computer science

(9) SOCIAL SCIENCES 
(9) Select from anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology 

(9) HUMANITIES 
(9) Select from approved Family and Consumer Sciences list

(8) FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES CORE 
(R) FCEDS 110 FCS Orientation 
or [ FCEDS 210 Orientation for Transfer Students 
(1) FCEDS 160 Foundations of FCS 
(R) FCEDS 310 Career Opportunities 
(1) FCEDS 460 Integrative Approaches in FCS 
(3) FS HN 167 Introduction to Human Nutrition 
(3) HD FS 102 Individual and Family Life Development 

US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement: Students in HDFS (all majors and options) fulfill the US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements by choosing three credits of coursework from each of the university-approved lists. 

(18) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES CORE 
(1) HD FS 218 HD FS Study Tour 
(3) HD FS 269 Research in HD FS 
(3) HD FS 449 Linking Families and Communities 
(8) HD FS 491 Practicum 
(3) Select HD FS other than housing curriculum 

(18) HOUSING CORE 
(3) HD FS 210 Home Furnishings and Equipment for Consumers 
(3) HD FS 239 Housing Environments for Children and Families 
(3) HD FS 341 Housing Finance 
(3) HD FS 360 Housing and Services for Families with Special Needs 
(3) HD FS 460 Housing and Environments for Children 
(3) HD FS 463 Housing Environments for persons who are Elderly and Disabled 

(36) RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES 
(12) Select from Human Development and Family Studies; Textiles and Clothing; Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management; Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies; or Food Science and Human Nutrition 

(24) Select from accounting, anthropology, architecture, business administration, design studies, economics, education, finance, gerontology, health studies, human development and family studies, interior design, political science, psychology, sociology, speech communication 

(7-9) ELECTIVES 

    
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