Many students pursuing a degree in Human Development and Family Studies plan to apply to graduate or professional programs in a variety of health professions. The Pre-Health Professions concentration prepares students for these careers and supports their goals of obtaining graduate training. Some of the careers students in this concentration pursue are nurse, medical doctor, dentist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, optometrist, pharmacist, veterinarian, allied health practitioner, anesthesiologist assistant, child life specialist, chiropractor, dentist, medical doctor, music therapist, naturopathic or complementary medicine practitioner, physician's assistant, podiatrist, public health educator, or speech and language pathologist. The courses within this concentration include a focus on science and are designed to prepare students to work with individuals (and their families) with disabilities, mental and physical illness, or those experiencing death, dying, or grief. In addition, students in this concentration are strongly encouraged to consult with health professions advisors in the Collaborative for Student Achievement for the specific course (and corresponding course prerequisite) recommendations based on the credentials that they are pursuing, as the prerequisite requirements vary for graduate and professional programs.
Effective Fall 2020
A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in all courses used to satisfy the requirements of the Major in Human Development and Family Studies, Pre-Health Professions Concentration. Courses used as substitutions also require a minimum grade of C (2.000).
Freshman | |||
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AUCC | Credits | ||
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
HDFS 277 | Introductory Seminar in HDFS | 1 | |
PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
Electives | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 31-32 | ||
Sophomore | |||
HDFS 310 | Infant and Child Development in Context | 3 | |
HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | 3 | |
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See list below) | 3 | ||
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3-4 | |
Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
Electives | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 30-31 | ||
Junior | |||
HDFS 311 | Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | 3 | |
HDFS 312 | Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | 3 | |
HDFS 350 | Applied Research Methods | 4A | 3 |
HDFS 375 | Lifespan Intervention and Prevention Science | 3 | |
HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | 3 | |
HDFS 434 | Risk and Resilience Across the Lifespan | 4B | 3 |
Select one course from the following:1 | 1 | ||
HDFS Professional Preparation | |||
HDFS Professional Development | |||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Courses (See list below) | 6 | ||
Electives | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 31 | ||
Senior | |||
HDFS 488C1 | Internship: Pre-Health | 5-8 | |
HDFS 492 | Capstone--Evidence-Based Program Proposals | 4C | 3 |
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Courses (See list below) | 6 | ||
Electives2 | 10-13 | ||
Total Credits | 27 | ||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Courses
Of the required total of 15 credits, a minimum of 9 credits must be HDFS courses. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). Courses may not double-count for more than one HDFS concentration.
Code | Title | AUCC | Credits |
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Select 9-15 credits from the following courses: | |||
HDFS 201 | Perspectives in Gerontology | 3 | |
HDFS 217 | Creative Experiences for Children | 3 | |
HDFS 315 | Disability across the Lifespan and Culture | 3 | |
HDFS 317 | Disabilities in Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
HDFS 332 | Death, Dying, and Grief | 3 | |
HDFS 404 | Child Life Theory and Practice | 3 | |
HDFS 445/FSHN 445 | Early Childhood Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 3 | |
HDFS 475 | Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Human Services | 3 | |
Two courses from the following may count: | |||
Promoting Early Socioemotional Development | |||
Developmental Transitions in Adolescence | |||
Mental and Physical Health in Adulthood | |||
Three credits from the following may count: | |||
Campus Connections–Mentoring At-Risk Youth: Youth Mentor | |||
Campus Connections–Mentoring At-Risk Youth: Mentor Coach | |||
Group Study: Student Respect/Wellness Education | |||
Select 0-6 credits from the following courses: | |||
ANTH 379 | Evolutionary Medicine and Human Health | 3 | |
ANTH 416 | Gender, Culture, and Health | 3 | |
BMS 300 | Principles of Human Physiology | 4 | |
BMS 301 | Human Gross Anatomy | 5 | |
BMS 302 | Laboratory in Principles of Physiology | 2 | |
BZ 350 | Molecular and General Genetics | 4 | |
CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
CHEM 341 | Modern Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
FSHN 444 | Nutrition and Aging | 1 | |
HES 345 | Population Health and Disease Prevention | 3 | |
HES 434 | Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 | |
LIFE 205 | Microbial Biology | 3 | |
LIFE 206 | Microbial Biology Laboratory | 2 | |
MIP 300 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
MIP 302 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 | |
OT 110 | Introduction to Occupational Therapy | 3 | |
OT 215 | Medical Terminology | 1 | |
OT 355 | The Disability Experience in Society | 2 | |
PH 121 | General Physics I (GT-SC1) 3 | 3A | 5 |
PSY 252 | Mind, Brain, and Behavior | 3 | |
PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
PSY 328 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 | |
SOC 344 | Health, Medicine, and Society | 3 | |
WS 397 | Group Study | 3 |
1 | Students with substantial concentration-specific work experience may petition the Director of Undergraduate Advising in HDFS to replace HDFS 488C with additional coursework and complete HDFS 478 instead of HDFS 477. |
2 | Select enough elective credits to bring the program to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). |
3 | All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) courses may not be used to fulfill both AUCC requirements and Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course requirements. |
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Human Development and Family Studies is an open-entry major for freshmen. For sophomores and above, students must complete and/or be enrolled in HDFS 101, PSY 100 or SOC 100 in order to declare HDFS. HDFS subject code courses must be completed with a grade of C (2.000) or higher. Background check required prior to participating in the internship course (HDFS 488C) during the senior year. Students will complete a graduation contract with an HDFS Academic Advisor during the first two weeks of the semester in which they are graduating.
Freshman | |||||
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Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
HDFS 277 | Introductory Seminar in HDFS | X | 1 | ||
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | ||||
Total Credits | 16 | ||||
Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | ||||
CO 150, HDFS 277 and the AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) requirement must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
Sophomore | |||||
Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
HDFS 310 | Infant and Child Development in Context | X | 3 | ||
HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | X | 3 | ||
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3-4 | |||
Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | X | 2 | |||
Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | X | 2 | |||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
General Statistics (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | |||
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | X | ||||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
Electives | 6 | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Junior | |||||
Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
HDFS 311 | Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | X | 3 | ||
HDFS 312 | Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | X | 3 | ||
HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | 3 | |||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
Elective | 3 | ||||
STAT 201 or STAT 301 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
HDFS 350 | Applied Research Methods | X | 4A | 3 | |
HDFS 375 | Lifespan Intervention and Prevention Science | X | 3 | ||
HDFS 434 | Risk and Resilience Across the Lifespan | X | 4B | 3 | |
Select one course from the following: | 1 | ||||
HDFS Professional Preparation | |||||
HDFS Professional Development | |||||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
Elective | 3 | ||||
Total Credits | 16 | ||||
Senior | |||||
Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
HDFS 488C | Internship: Pre-Health | 5-8 | |||
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
Electives | 2-5 | ||||
HDFS 350 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 13 | ||||
Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
HDFS 492 | Capstone--Evidence-Based Program Proposals | X | 4C | 3 | |
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | X | 3 | |||
Electives | X | 8 | |||
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 14 | ||||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |