This bachelor’s degree is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) approved program and covers the 10 Family Life Education content areas. Graduates from a CFLE-approved program have an abbreviated application process to obtain a provisional-level CFLE designation without having to take the CFLE exam. Learn more at ncfr.org.

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

This program provides a foundation for graduate or professional school. It also will prepare you to pursue a career in:

• healthcare (e.g., child life, nursing, occupational therapy, elder care)
• human services (e.g., youth support services, parent education, cooperative extension)
• student affairs (e.g., school counseling, academic advising, college student development)
• family intervention (e.g., couple and family therapy, divorce mediation, victim services)
• government or public policy (e.g., child/family advocacy, juvenile justice, military family services)

K-STATE CORE REQUIREMENTS (34 credits)

• English (6 credits)
• Communications (3 credits)
• Math and Statistics (3 credits)
• Natural and Physical Sciences (4-5 credits)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
• Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
• Free Electives (6 credits)

Integrative Health and Human Sciences (3 credits)

• HHS 210 Foundations of Well-being (3 credits)

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (63 credits) >

HDFS Core Courses (45 credits) >

• ECED 310 - Early Childhood (3 credits)
• HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development (3 credits)
• HDFS 301 - Interpersonal Skills for Helping Professionals (3 credits)
• HDFS 302 - Introduction to Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• HDFS 350 - Interpersonal and Family Relationships (3 credits)
• HDFS 375 - Introduction to Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science (3 credits)
• HDFS 460 - Families and Social Policy (3 credits)
• HDFS 506 - Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development (3 credits)
• HDFS 510 - Midlife to Late Adult Development (3 credits)
• HDFS 550 - Application of Theories in HDFS (3 credits)
• HDFS 552 - Social Justice in a Family Context (3 credits)
• HDFS 570 - Program Development & Implementation (3 credits)
• PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) OR
  PFP 315 - Love and Money (3 credits)

Choose two of the following:

• HDFS 305 - Family Violence Across the Life Course (3 credits)
• HDFS 525 - Community Mental and Relationship Health (3 credits)
• CNRES 530 - Coping with Life Crisis (3 credits)

Minor, Certificate or Concentration (18 credits) >
In consultation with your advisor, select 18 credits related to your academic and professional goals. At least 9 credits must be at the 300 level or above. In addition, you are encouraged to participate in an experiential learning opportunity (e.g., internship, research experience, etc.) related to your minor, certificate or concentration/career-track.

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (14-15 credits)

> Grades of “C” or higher required

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