The Human Development, Family Sciences and Rural Sociology program with Child Development Concentration is eligible for freshman students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters. Information about the University Core courses is listed in a chart at the bottom of this page.
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Fall Semester Year 1
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3
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University Core ENGL 1013 Composition I |
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1
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HESC 1501 Orientation to HESC
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3
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COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communications
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3
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University Core MATH 1203 College Algebra or higher |
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3
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History Core Elective
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3
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Fine Arts Core Elective
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16
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 1
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3
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Social Science Core PSYC 2003 General Psychology |
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4
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Science Core BIOL 1543/1541L Principles of Biology with lab |
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3
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Social Science Core HESC 2413 Family Relations |
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3
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University Core ENGL 1023 Composition II |
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3
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Computer Course
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16
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Semester hours
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Fall Semester Year 2
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3
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HESC 1213 Nutrition in Health
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3
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HESC 2402/2401L Infant & Toddler Development with lab |
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3
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Humanities Core Elective
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3
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Economics Elective
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4
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Physical Science Core Elective
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16
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 2
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3
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HESC 2433 Child Development
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3
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ENGL 2003 Advanced Composition or Exemption Elective |
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3
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Social Science Core SOCI 2013 General Sociology OR RSOC 2603 Rural Sociology |
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6
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General Electives
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15
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Semester hours
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Fall Semester Year 3
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3
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CIED 3103 Children’s Literature
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3
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CIED 3113 Emergent & Developmental Literacy |
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3
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SCWK 3633 Problems of Child Welfare |
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3
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HESC 3402/3401L Child Guidance with lab |
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3
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CDEV Elective
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15
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 3
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3
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HESC 3423 Adolescent Development
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4
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HESC 4472/4472L Child Development Practicum with lab |
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3
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CIED 3023 Survey of Exceptionalities |
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3
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CDEV Elective
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3
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General Elective
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16
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Semester hours
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Fall Semester Year 4
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3
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HESC 4753 Family Financial Management |
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3
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HESC 4423 Adult Development
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3
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HESC 4463 Administration & Evaluation of Child Development Programs |
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3
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CDEV Elective
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3
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General Elective
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15
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 4
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3
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HESC 4453 Parenting and Family Dynamics |
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3
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CDEV Elective
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9
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General Electives
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15
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Semester hours
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124
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Total Hours
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University Core (State Minimum Core) |
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Areas
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Minimum |
University Core |
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English
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6
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ENGL 1013
Composition I |
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Mathematics
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3
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MATH 1203
College Algebra |
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Science (Students admitted under this catalog or later are required to take corresponding lecture/lab combinations as listed.) |
8
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ASTR 2003/2001L
Survey of the Universe |
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Fine Arts, Humanities (Select 3 hours each from two of these four categories) |
6
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a)
Fine Arts:
ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture
ARHS 1003 Art Lecture ARTS 1003 Art Studio COMM 1003 Film Lecture DANC 1003 Basic Course in the Arts/Movement & Dance DRAM 1003 Theater Lecture HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics LARC 1003 The American Landscape MLIT 1003 Music Lecture b)
Humanities:
PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 2203 Logic PHIL 3103 Ethics and the Professions c)
Humanities:
CLST 1003 Introduction to Classical Studies: Greece
CLST 1013 Introduction to Classical Studies: Rome HUMN 2124H Honors 20th Century Global Culture HUMN 1124H Honors Equilibrium of Cultures, 500 to 1600 WLIT 1113 World Literature I WLIT 1123 World Literature II d) Humanities:
Any Foreign Language 2003
HUMN 2003 Introduction to Gender Studies |
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U.S. History
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3
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HIST 2003
History of American People or Government to 1877 |
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Social Sciences (Select from at least two different fields of study) |
9
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AGEC 1103
Principles of Agricultural Micro-economics |