Available Minors

Family and Human Development Minor

Effective Summary 2014 - 15 Credits

The minor in Family and Human Development (FHD) is designed to provide a knowledge base for understanding families and human development in order to enhance the training of majors in other academic disciplines.

• A grade of C or better is required in coursework for the FHD minor.
• A 3.0 GPA in the FHD minor coursework is also required.
• No more than 6 transfer credits may be used toward the FHD minor.
• Students applying for an FHD minor at USU, but transferring courses from other universities, must complete a minimum of three USU HDFS courses in order to earn an FHD minor.
• Courses counted toward the minor may not be taken Pass-Fail.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• HDFS 1500 (BSS) Human Development Across the Lifespan (F, Sp)
• HDFS 2400 (BSS) Marriage and Family Relationships (F, Sp)

Elective Courses (9 credits)

• HDFS 2660 Parenting and Child Guidance (F, Sp)
• HDFS 3100 Abuse and Neglect in Family Context (Sp)) Sophomore standing, HDFS 1500, 2400
• HDFS 3110 Human Sexuality (F) Junior standing, HDFS 1500, 2400, ENGL 2010
• HDFS 3500 Infancy and Early Childhood (F, Sp) Junior standing, HDFS 1500, 2660
• HDFS 3570 Youth and Adolescence (F, Sp) Junior standing, HDFS 1500
• HDFS 3540 Adult Development and Aging (Sp) Junior standing, HDFS 1500
• HDFS 4220 Family Crises and Interventions (F) Junior standing, HDFS 2400
• HDFS 4230 Family and Social Policy (F, Sp) Junior standing, HDFS 2400
• HDFS 4240 Social and Family Gerontology (F) Junior standing, HDFS 2400

**NOTES**

• Any HDFS course not listed above cannot be used to fulfill requirements for the minor.
• Junior standing = 60 earned credits
• (F) Traditionally taught Fall semester
• (F, Sp) Traditionally taught Fall and Spring semester

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Family Finance Minor

• A grade of C or better is required in the minor coursework
• A 3.0 GPA is required in the minor coursework
• No more than 6 transfer credits may be used toward the minor
• Courses counted toward the minor may not be taken Pass-Fail

Required Courses (15 credits)

• HDFS 2450 (BSS) Consumer and Family Economic Issues (F, Sp)
• HDFS 3350 Family Finance (DSS) (F, Sp, Su)
• HDFS 3450 Consumer Credit Problems (F) Prereq: HDFS 3350)
• HDFS 4350 Advanced Family Finance (F) (Prereq: HDFS 3350)
• HDFS 5340 Housing Finance and Regulations (Sp) (Prereq: HDFS 3350)