Program: Human Development and Family Studies, B.S. Sequence - University of Wisconsin Stout - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 12, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin (Working)

Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (28 credits)

Fall Semester (13 credits)

HDFS-101 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (1 cr.)
HDFS-115 Healthy Intimate Relationships (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
SOC-110 Introductory Sociology (3 cr.) (recommended)
POLS-210 American Government (3 cr.) (recommended)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

HDFS-124 Human Development: Early Childhood (3 cr.)
HDFS-225 Skills Training for Individual/Family Interventions (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
PSYC-110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.) (recommended)

Second Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

HDFS-215 Introduction to Families (3 cr.)
HDFS-313 Parent Education/Involvement (2 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Stout Core - Arts & Humanities Course
Course Selective-2 : (HDFS course required)
Course Selective-3 : Stout Core - Science w/lab

Spring Semester (15 credits)

HDFS-257 Lifespan Sexuality (3 cr.)
HDFS-335 Cultural Awareness in Practice (3 cr.)
PSYC-190 Psychological Research Methods (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Concentration Course
Course Selective-2 : Stout Core - SRER

Third Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

HDFS-330 Human Development: Adolescence/Emerging Adulthood (3 cr.)
FCSE-451 Family Life Education Programs (2 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Stout Core - Math or Science Course
Course Selective-2 : Stout Core Course
Course Selective-3 : Selective (HDFS course required)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

HDFS-340 Human Development: Middle to Late Adulthood (3 cr.)
HDFS-450 Family Policy (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Stout Core - Math or Science Course
Course Selective-2 : Stout Core - Arts & Humanities Course
Course Selective-3 : Stout Core Selective

Fourth Year (34 credits)

Fall Semester (12 credits)

HDFS-365 Family Resource Management (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Selective (can be HDFS, but does not need to be)
HDFS-490 Professional Issues: Human Development and Family Studies (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Selective (can be HDFS, but does not need to be)
Course Selective-3 : Selective (can be HDFS, but does not need to be)

Spring Semester (12 credits)

HDFS-456 Abuse and the Family (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Concentration Course
Course Selective-2 : Concentration Course
Course Selective-3 : Concentration Course

Summer Semester (7 credits)

HDFS-491 Internship in Human Development and Family Studies (3-8 cr.)
HDFS-498 Field Experience (1 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Concentration Course