Child Development and Family Studies

(B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences)

Fall Schedule		Milestones
Semester 1	Hrs.	Semester 1
UNIV 1000*, Service to Lead	1
ENGL 1010, Freshman English	3	Pre-Requisite Course: Must be taken before ENGL 1020, and HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2060 HIST 2070 or HIST 2700; Minimum Grade “C” Required
EDEC 1010, Intro to ECFS	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
FACS 1010, FCS as a Profession	1
BIOL 1010/1011**, Biophysical Science	4
MUSC 1010***, Biophysical Science	3
Total Hours	15

    *An Orientation course taken at another University does NOT meet this requirement. Students with less than 60 credit hours
      must take UNIV 1000 at TSU.
** The recommended course is BIOL 1010/1011; however, the following courses will meet the general education requirement:
      CHEM 1030/1031, PHYS 2010/2011 or ASTR 1010.
***The Department recommends Music 1010, however, students may take a 3 credit hour course from the following list of
       approved general education Humanities courses: AREN 2310, ART, 1010, HIST 1000, THTR 1020, PHIL 1030, or RELS 2010.

Spring Schedule		Milestones
Semester 2	Hrs.	Semester 2
ART 1110*, Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 1020, Freshman English II	3	Pre-Requisite Course: Must be taken before HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2060, HIST 2070 or HIST 2700; Minimum Grade “C” Required
MATH 1710**, Pre-calculus Algebra	3
BIOL 1020/1021***, Biophysical Science	4
GEOG 1010****, World Geography	3
Total Hours	16

     * The Department recommends ART 1110; however, students may take a 3 credit hour course from the following list of
       approved general education Humanities courses: AREN 2310, HIST 1000, THTR 1020, MUSC 1010, PHIL 1030, or RELS 2010.
       Students must remember NOT to duplicate course option from a previous semester.
   **The Department recommends MATH 1110; however, students may take a 3 credit course from the following list of
       approved general education Mathematics courses: MATH 1013, MATH 1120, MATH 1410 MATH 1710, MATH 1720, MATH
       1730, MATH 1830, MATH 1910 or MATH 1915.
***BIOL 1020/1021 is the recommended course; however, the following courses will meet this requirement: CHEM
       1040/1041, PHYS 2020/2021 or ASTR 1020.
**** Department recommends GEOG 1010; however, students may select a course from the following list of approved
         courses that meet the Social Science requirement: AFAS 2010, ANTH 2300, ECON, 2010, HPSS 1510, POLI 1010 PSYC 2010,
         WMST 2000, and URBS 2010.

Fall Schedule		Milestones
Semester 3	Hrs.	Semester 3
ENGL 2012-2320, Soph Literature*	3
HIST 2010**, American History	3
ECFS 2010, Child Growth & Development	3	Pre-Requisite Course: Must be taken before ECFS 3020, ECFS 3320, ECFS 3530, ECFS 3610, ECFS 4650, ECFS 4000; Minimum Grade of “C” Required
NUFS 3330 Maternal/Child Nutrition	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
SOCI 2010***, Intro to Sociology	3
Total Hours	15

    * The range of ENGL 2012 - ENGL 2320 will meet this requirement.
**The Department recommends HIST 2010; however, HIST 2030, HIST 2060, HIST 2070 or HIST 2700 satisfy this requirement.
*** The Department recommends SOCI 2010; however; Students may select a course from the following list of approved
       courses that meet the Social Science requirement: AFAS 2010, ANTH 2300, ECON, 2010, HPSS 1510, POLI 1010 PSYC 2010,
      WMST 2000, and URBS 2010.

Spring Schedule		Milestones
Semester 4	Hrs.	Semester 4
ECFS 3020, Middle Childhood/Adol	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
COMM 2200, Public Speaking	3
HIST 2020*, American History	3
EDCI 2010, Hist/Found of Education	3
DIGN 2010 Environmental Design, or FASH 1120 Cultural Interpretation	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
Total Hours	15

*The Department recommends HIST 2020; however, HIST 2030, HIST 2060, HIST 2070 or HIST 2700 satisfy this requirement.

Fall Schedule		Milestones
Semester 5	Hrs.	Semester 5
ECFS 4520, Early Child. Adm & Lead	3
EDEC 3610, Early Childhood Curriculum	3
EDSE 3330, Educ. Except. Child	3
FERM 3210, Family Resource Mgmt.	3
ECFS 3600 Creative Development	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
ENGL 3730 Children’s Lit	3
Total Hours	18

Spring Schedule		Milestones
Semester 6	Hrs.	Semester 6
SOCI 3000, Statistics	3
ECFS 3520, Observ & Assessment	3
EDEC 4600, Methods & Materials	3
ECFS 3530, Infant Clinic	3
ECFS 4630, Family Relations	3
Total Hours	15

Fall Schedule		Milestones
Semester 7	Hrs.	Semester 7
		Meet with Concentration Advisory during this semester to assess graduation progress.
ECFS 4650, Parenting/Practical Steps	3
ECFS 4620 Current Topics	3
ECFS 4000, Behavior Management	3
FACS 4500, Senior Project	3
Elective	2
Total Hours	14

*Students may select a 3000 or 4000 level elective to satisfy this requirement.

Spring Schedule		Milestones
Semester 8	Hrs.	Semester 8
		Take Senior Exit Exam and Apply for Graduation
ECFS 4660, Internship	9	Pre-Requisite: Students must have permission from the academic advisor to enroll in this course; Minimum Grade of “C” Required
ECFS 3710, Human Dev III	3	Minimum Grade of “C” Required
Total Hours	12

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