COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Bachelor of Science
Department of Human Development
For Students Graduating in Calendar Year 2016
A sequence of 2 foreign language courses is required for graduation unless 2 high school credits of the same
foreign language or 6 transfer credit hours of foreign language have been earned. These credits do not count
toward graduation—see Undergraduate Catalog section on graduation requirements.
Curriculum for Liberal Education
Credit Hours
Area I. Writing and Discourse
ENGL 1105-1106
Freshman Writing
3____3_____
Area II: Ideas, Cultural Traditions and Values
Select 6 credits from courses approved for Area II
3____3_____
Area III: Society and Human Behavior
PSYC 2004
Introduction to Psychology
SOC 1004
Introduction to Sociology
3____3_____
Area IV: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
BIOL 1005-1006
General Biology or
CHEM 1015-1016
Introduction to Chemistry
3____3_____
Area V: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
MATH 1015
Elementary Calculus with Trig. 1
STAT 3604
Statistics for the Social Sciences
3____3____
Area VI: Creativity and Aesthetic Experience
Select 1-3 credits from courses approved for Area VI
1-3_____
Area VII: Critical Issues in a Global Context
Select 3 credits from courses approved for Area VII
3_____
TOTAL CURRICULUM FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIRED COURSES: 34-36 credits
Satisfactory progress toward the degree is defined as successful completion of the Curriculum for Liberal
Education requirements for English, Biology (or Chemistry), Mathematics, and HD 1004 by the time the
student has attempted 72 semester hours.
There are no hidden prerequisites.
Graduation Requirements:
In-major GPA must be 2.0
Overall GPA must be 2.0
Required Core Courses
*HD 1004
Human Development I: Childhood & Adolescence
*HD 2004
Human Development II: Adulthood & Aging (prereq. HD1004)
*HD 2304
Family Relationships
*HD 2335
Principles of Human Services I (prereq. HD 1004)
*HD 2336
Principles of Human Services II (prereq. HD 2335)
*HD 4324
Advanced Family Relationships (prereq. HD 2304)
*HD 4964
Field Study (prereq. HD 1004, 2004, 2335, 2336, junior standing)
*COMM 2004
Public Speaking
*AHRM 2304
Family Financial Management
Subtotal Required Courses:
Required: Choose One Research Course
*HD 3014
Research Methods in Human Development (prereq. HD 1004,
2004, 2304, Stat 3604) or
*HD 4714
Senior Capstone (prereq. Senior standing)
Subtotal Research Courses:
Human Development Electives (select two from other HD classes)
*HD 2314
Human Sexuality
*HD 3114
Issues in Aging
*HD 3234
Lifespan Community Services
*HD 3214
Infancy and Early Childhood
*HD 3224
Middle Childhood and Adolescence
*HD 3304
Advanced Helping Skills (prereq. HD 2336)
*HD 4304
Human Services Administration
*HD 4334
Addiction and Families
*HD 4994
Undergraduate Research
Subtotal H.D. Electives
Disciplinary Breadth Electives (select two)
*EDCI 3144
*HUM/COMM
*HUM/HD 3464
*PSYC 2054
*PSYC 3014
*SOC 2024
*SOC 2304
*SOC 3004
*SOC 3714
*SOC 4714
*WGS 1824
*WGS/REL 2234
*WGS 2264
Education of Exceptional Learners
3204 Multicultural Communication
Appalachian Communities
Psychology of the Personality (prereq. PSYC 2004)
Abnormal Psychology (prereq. PSYC 2004)
Minority Group Relations
Individual and Society
Social Inequality (prereq. SOC 1004)
Sociology of Aging
Sociology of Mental Illness (prereq. SOC 1004)
Intro. To Women’s and Gender Studies
Women, Ethics & Religion
Race, Class and Gender
Subtotal D. B. Electives
Credit Hours
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30 credits
3___
3 credits
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6 credits
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6 credits
TOTAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MAJOR CREDITS:
45 credits
*In major GPA course
Free Electives
In addition to satisfying all University, CLE and Human Development major requirements, students will complete sufficient semester
hours of Free Electives to total 120 credit hours.
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Total Free Electives
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED:
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39-41 credits
120 credits
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