Required Courses
The Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science requires
120 credits. In addition to the University's General Education
Program, which requires 46 credits, the Family Science program
requires 45 credits of its majors. Descriptions of all the
Family Science
courses are available on this website. The required coursework
for majors follows, with course credits noted in parentheses:
FMSC 302
Research Methods in Family Science (3)
FMSC 330
Family Theories and Patterns (3)
FMSC 332
Children in Families (3)
FMSC 381
Poverty, Affluence, and Families (3)
FMSC 383
Delivery of Human Services to Families (3)
FMSC 432
Intergenerational Aspects of Family Living (3)
FMSC 477
Internship and Analysis in Family Science (3)
FMSC 487
Legal Aspects of Family Problems (3)
FMSC elective (3)*
FMSC elective (3)*
EDMS 451 or STAT 100 Statistics (3)
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology or
SOCY 105 Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems (3)
COMM 100 or 107 or 125 Speech (3)
FMSC 290
Family Economics, or ECON 200 or 201 (3) *
*FMSC electives are selected from non-required courses with
the FMSC prefix. No field work or independent study (e.g.
FMSC 399, 498) courses are allowed to fill this requirement.
FMSC 290 cannot be used as an FMSC elective, but does fulfill
the Economics requirement. FMSC 105 and FMSC 298F only count
as FMSC electives if taken within the student's first 56 credits.
The Family Science program allows for an additional 29 credits
of electives to meet the University requirement of 120 credits.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the Department's
advising system and choose electives that tailor their education
to meet their career goals. The Department has recommended
"clusters" of courses that will prepare students for specific
career directions, such as family therapy, family mediation,
family policy, and management of work and family programs.
These clusters are described in the Family Science Undergraduate
Handbook, which students receive when they declare a major
in Family Science.
Sample Course Sequence, Family Science Program
The Family Science Program, Sample Course Sequence illustrates how a student could complete courses in the Family Science Bachelor of Science degree in four years. This sample was developed as part of the University's Student Academic Success initiative. A template of "benchmarks" showing courses that Family Science majors should have completed at various points in their degree program is provided here.
We have also provided a form for students to plan and record their coursework in the Family Science major here.
Undergraduate Forms
There are a variety of forms you may need to access during your undergraduate career here in the Department of Family Science. You can access those forms here.
