Students majoring in business education, elementary education, physical education, and health education are required to complete one academic concentration. Students should consult with their adviser for the appropriate concentrations for their area.

The Department of Child Development and Family Relations offers an Academic Concentration in Child Studies. Students are responsible for meeting any and all prerequisites including those for admission to upper division. A maximum of 6 s.h. can be counted toward foundations curriculum. Courses with a CDFR prefix will not meet foundations curriculum requirements.

The Child Studies concentration consists of 24 s.h. distributed as follows:

Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15 s.h.)
CDFR 1103 Marriage and Family Relations (3)
            or SOCI 1025 Courtship and Marriage (3)
CDFR 2000 Child Development I: Prenatal through Early Childhood (3)
CDFR 2001 Child Development II: Middle Childhood through Young Adulthood (3)
CDFR 3002 Child in the Family (3)
            or PSYC 2201 Psychology of Childhood (3)
PSYC 1000 Introductory Psychology (3)

Electives to complete the academic concentration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9 s.h.)
Choose three CDFR courses above 2999 from the following recommended electives:
CDFR 3150 Introduction to Early Childhood Intervention (3)
CDFR 3306 Guiding Children’s Behavior (3)
CDFR 3400 Current Issues in Early Childhood Education (3)
CDFR 4200^ Developmental and Educational Assessment of Young Children (3)
CDFR 4300 B-K Curriculum Adaptations for Diverse Learners (3)
CDFR 4303 Families and Cultural Diversity (3)
CDFR 4313 Trends and Issues in Family Studies (3)
CDFR 4321 Infant and Toddler Curriculum (3)
CDFR 4322 Preschool Methods and Materials (3)
CDFR 4323 Kindergarten Curriculum (3)
CDFR 4406^ Parent-Professional Collaboration (3)
CDFR 4408 Administration of Programs for Young Children (3)
CDFR 4496/4497* Child-Family Internship and Laboratory (3,0)
CDFR 5403 Parent Education (3)
CDFR 5412 Family Crises and Resources (3)

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