Developmental and Family Science, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (25-39 credits)

• HDFS 10000 - Orientation To Current Issues In Human Development And Family Studies ♦
• HDFS 20100 - Introduction To Family Processes ♦ (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral & Social Sciences for core)
• HDFS 21000 - Introduction To Human Development ♦ (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral & Social Sciences for core)
• HDFS 28000 - Diversity In Individual And Family Life (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral & Social Sciences for core)
• HDFS 34600 - Research Design And Program Evaluation ♦

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• Advanced Content Courses Selective - Credit Hours: 6.00 (select from the courses listed below. Courses may not be double-counted to fulfill both this requirement and a concentration requirement).
• HDFS 30500 - Biosocial Foundations Of The Family
• HDFS 31100 - Child Development
• HDFS 31300 - Adolescent Development
• HDFS 31400 - Atypical Child Development
• HDFS 33000 - Sexuality And Family Life
• HDFS 33200 - Stress And Coping In Contemporary Families

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• HDFS Selectives - any HDFS courses - Credit Hours: 0 - 12.00

If NOT completing a concentration, student must complete 12 credits of HDFS Selectives.  If completing a concentration, student must complete 6 credits of HDFS Selectives. If completing two concentrations, no HDFS Selectives are required.  Courses may not be double-counted to fulfill both this requirement and a concentration or capstone requirement.

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  • Capstone Experience - select one option from capstone list - Credit Hours: 6.00 - 8.00

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (40-43 credits)

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication
• EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills

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• CS 11000 - Introduction To Computers or
• CNIT 13600 - Personal Computing Technology And Applications

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)  

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• STAT 11300 - Statistics And Society ♦ or
• STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods ♦ or
• SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology ♦ or
• PSY 20100 - Introduction To Statistics In Psychology ♦
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• Foreign Language 10100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Total of 9 credits must be from one language)
• Foreign Language 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Total of 9 credits must be from one language)
• Foreign Language 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Total of 9 credits must be from one language)
• Quantitative Reasoning - MA 15555 ♦ or any course from the University list EXCEPT MA 13800 or PHIL 15000 - Credit Hours: 3.00  (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• Global Perspectives & International Cultures Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Human Health Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Human Cultures: Humanities - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Humanities for core)
• Science - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Science for core)
• Science - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Science for core)
• Science, Technology & Society - Credit Hours: 1.00-3.00 (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core. If STAT 11300 is selected for other requirements, this requirement is satisfied.)

Additional Requirements

• Developmental and Family Science Supplemental Information  

Optional Concentrations

• Child Development Optional Concentration for Developmental and Family Science  
• Family & Community Health Optional Concentration for Developmental and Family Science   

Electives (38-55 credits)

When selecting electives, note that 32 credits of upper division (30000/40000 level) classes must be completed to meet graduation requirements.

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

¹If not doing an optional concentration, students must complete 12 hours of HDFS Selectives.
²There is also a Stuy Abroad Capstone Experience option. Courses and credit hours are dependent upon the Capstone Experience chosen. Please see your Academic Advisor for more information.
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• A student may elect the Pass / Not-Pass grading option for elective courses only, unless an academic unit requires that a specific departmental course/s be taken Pass / Not-Pass.  Students may elect to take University Core Curriculum courses Pass / Not-Pass; however, some major Plans of Study require courses that also fulfill UCC foundational outcomes.  In such cases, students may not elect the Pass / Not-Pass option.  A maximum of 24 credits of elective courses under the Pass / Not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements. For further information, students should refer to the College of Health and Human Sciences Pass / Not-Pass Policy.
• At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher to meet graduation requirements.
• 2.0 GPA is required for graduation.

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. 

For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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