Human Developments and Family Studies, B.A. (HFSAL)
Life Span Human Services Options
Recommended Academic Plan
Freshman Year
| Fall |
| HD FS 129: Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| ENGL 015 (GWS): Rhetoric and Composition OR ENGL 030 (GWS): Honors
Freshman Composition | 3 |
| (GQ) | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar (FYS) (or spring) | 1 |
| Total credits | 16 |
|
| Spring |
| Select From HD FS 229(GS): Infant and Child Development, HD FS 239(GS):
Adolescent Development, HD FS 249(GS): Adult Development
and Aging | 3 |
| CAS 100 (GWS): Effective Speech | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| STAT 200 (GQ): Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Total credits | 16 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Fall |
| Select From HD FS 229(GS): Infant and Child Development, HD FS 239(GS):
Adolescent Development, HD FS 249(GS): Adult Development and
Aging | 3 |
| HD FS 311: Human Development and Family Studies Interventions (or spring) | 3 |
| HD FS 312W: Empirical Inquiry in Human Development and/or HD FS 315Y
(US): Family Development | 3 |
| HD FS supporting | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 16.5 |
|
| Spring |
| ENGL 202 (GWS): Effective Writing | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
| HD FS 312W: Empirical Inquiry in Human Development and/or HD FS 315Y
(US): Family Development | 3 |
| HD FS supporting | 3 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 16.5 |
|
Junior Year
| Fall |
| HD FS 455: Development Throughout Adulthood | 3 |
| HD FS 414: Resolving Human Development and Family Problems | 3 |
| HD FS 418: Family Relationships | 3 |
| HD FS 445: Development Throughout Adulthood and/or HD FS 433:
Developmental Transition to Adulthood | 3 |
| Supporting course 400-level | 3 |
| Total credits | 15 |
|
| Spring |
| Other supporting | 3 |
| HD FS 301: Values and Ethics in Health and Human Development
Professions (or fall) | 3 |
| HD FS 428: Infant Development and/or HD FS 429: Advanced
Child Development | 3 |
| HD FS 411: The Helping Relationship (or fall) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| Total credits | 15 |
|
Senior Year
| Fall |
| HD FS 401: Project Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in
the Human Services | 3 |
| supporting course 400-level | 3 |
| Supp/elective | 3 |
| Other US cultures | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| Total credits | 15 |
|
| Spring |
| HD FS 402: Human Services Seminar | 4 |
| HD FS 495C: Professional Practicum in Human Services | 9 |
| Total credits | 12 |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or higher.
Italics type indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Italic Bold type indicate courses requiring a grade of C or
higher that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH and GS are codes used to identify General Education
requirements.
US, IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy the University's United
States and International Cultures requirements. Students are required to
complete 3 credits in each area, and often these courses can "double-count" with
General Education selections, typically in the GA, GH, GS categories, or with
major requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the University's Writing
Across the Curriculum requirement.
FYS is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the First-Year Seminar
requirement. Note that students who began their studies Summer 2009 or
later may not be required to complete a FYS course. Check with your
advisor for clarification.
This major requires 6 credits of US courses; 3 credits is covered by the required course HDFS 315Y. Students must full fill the IL requirement and the additional US requirement by picking courses on their own; these may be supporting courses, a Gen Ed or an elective.
DEPARTMENT NOTES:
The following upper division required courses are offered only once a year:
Fall term: HDFS 414, 418, 433, 445, 455 and 401
Spring term: HDFS 429 and 428.
Suggestions for supporting courses are included with suggestions for courses in support of different occupations, on pages 8-10 of the Altoona HDFS BS Degree Handbook. A list of supporting courses for the major may be found at http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs/undergrad/supporting_courses.html
The Internship is made up of three courses: HDFS 401, which includes the preparation for the internship, HDFS 495C, the internship itself, and HDFS 402, the department's capstone course, a professional seminar. Students are expected to have satisfactorily completed all their required courses before they do the internship. Students should take HDFS 401 the fall term before the year they expect to do the internship. HDFS 495C and HDFS 402 are currently (Fall 2007) offered in the spring and in the summer.
Contact:
Dr. Margaret S. Benson
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences
Office: 122 Hawthorn Building
Phone: 814-949-5269
Email:
WWW: http://www.personal.psu.edu/enz
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