CHILD, ADULT, and FAMILY SERVICES (Chfs)
CHILD, ADULT, and FAMILY SERVICES (ChFS)
Iowa State University 2011-2012 Catalog 120 Total Credits
Administered by the Department of Human Development & Family Studies
Communications and Library (12.5 credits)ENGL 150 / 3 / Critical Thinking and Communication
ENGL 250 / 3 / Written, Oral, Visual, & Electronic Communication
LIB 160 / .5 / Library Instruction
SP CM 212 / 3 / Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Select 3 credits from:
ENGL 302 / 3 / Business Communication
ENGL 309 / 3 / Report and Proposal Writing
ENGL 314 / 3 / Technical Communication
Natural Sciences and Mathematical Disciplines (10-11 credits)
COM S 103 / 4 / Computer Applications
Select 3-4 credits from:
STAT 101 / 4 / Principles of Statistics
MATH 104 / 3 / Introduction to Probability and Matrices
MATH 105 / 3 / Introduction to Mathematical Ideas
MATH 140 / 3 / College Algebra
MATH 142 / 3 / Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
MATH 150 / 3 / Discrete Math-Business & Social Sciences
MATH 165 / 3 / Calculus I
Select 3 credits from:Biology courses
Social Sciences (9 credits)
Select 9 credits from: HD FS list of approved Social Science courses
Humanities (6 credits)
Select 6credits from: HD FS list of approved Humanities courses
HD FS Orientation (1 credit)
HD FS 110 / 1 / Freshman Learning Community OrientationOR
HDFS 111 / 1 / Orientation
Human Development and Family Studies Core (18 credits)
HD FS 102 / 3 / Ind. And Family Life Development
HD FS 269 / 3 / Research in HD FS
HD FS 449 / 3 / Linking Families and Communities
HD FS 491 / 9 / Internship
Child, Adult & Family Services Core (14 credits)
HD FS 218 / 2 / Professional Orientation and Service Learning
HD FS 349 / 3 / Parenting and Family Diversity Issues
HD FS 367 / 3 / Abuse and Illness in Families
HD FS 395 / 3 / Children, Families and Public Policy
Select 3 credits from:
HD FS 445 / 3 / Administration of Programs for Children (Spring only)
HD FS 486 / 3 / Administration of Human Services Programs (Fall only)
Program Option (21 credits)see reverse side for program option courses
Electives (27.5-28.5 credits)
US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement: Students fulfill the US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements by choosing three credits of coursework from each of the university-approved lists.
Program Options
Child Programs (21 credits)HD FS 224 / 3 / Development in Young Children: Birth through Age 8
HD FS 240 / 3 / Literature for Children
HD FS 342 / 3 / Guidance and Group Management in Early Childhood
HD FS 344 / 4 / Programming for Children in Early Care and Education (Spring only)
H S 105 / 2 / First Aid and Emergency Care
Sp Ed 250 / 3 / Education of the Exceptional Learner in a Diverse Society
Select 3 credits from:
HD FS 239 / 3 / Housing and Consumer Issues
HD FS 270 / 3 / Family Relationships
HD FS 283 / 3 / Personal and Family Finance
HD FS 360 / 3 / Housing and Services for Families and Children (Fall only)
HD FS 373 / 3 / Death as a Part of Living
HD FS 479 / 3 / Family Interaction Dynamics (Fall only)
Youth Programs (21 credits)
HD FS 226 / 3 / Development and Guidance in Middle Childhood
HD FS 227 / 3 / Adolescent Development (Fall only)
HD FS 270 / 3 / Family Relationships
HD FS 276 / 3 / Human Sexuality
HD FS 479 / 3 / Family Interaction Dynamics (Fall only)
Select 3 credits from:
Sp Ed 250 / 3 / Education of the Exceptional Learner in a Diverse Society
HD FS 360 / 3 / Housing and Services for Families and Children (Fall only)
Select 3 credits from:
HD FS 239 / 3 / Housing and Consumer Issues
HD FS 283 / 3 / Personal and Family Finance
HD FS 373 / 3 / Death as a Part of Living
Adult and Family Programs (21 credits)
HD FS 234 / 3 / Young Adulthood and Midlife Development (Spring only)
HD FS 270 / 3 / Family Relationships
HD FS 276 / 3 / Human Sexuality
HD FS 377 / 3 / Aging and the Family (Fall only)
HD FS 479 / 3 / Family Interaction Dynamics (Fall only)
Select 3 credits from:
HD FS 360 / 3 / Housing and Services for Families and Children (Fall only)
HD FS 463 / 3 / Environments for the Aging (Spring only)
Select 3 credits from:
HD FS 239 / 3 / Housing and Consumer Issues
HD FS 283 / 3 / Personal and Family Finance
HD FS 341 / 3 / Housing Finance and Policy (Fall only)
HD FS 373 / 3 / Death as a Part of Living
HD FS 378 / 3 / Economics of Aging (Spring only)
February 2011