A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Total credits (published)
- 36.5
- Credits (computed from items)
- 52.5
- Catalog edition
- 2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 214704
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_214704_368f77d3
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Master of Science (M.S.)
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Research Methods
2 items
- 3
- 3
Methods Lab
1 item
- 1
Substantive Field
1 item
- A minimum of 9 credits of course work (400 and 500 level) in their substantive field, 6 of which must be in HDFS (excluding HDFS 596 independent study)Not resolved to a course9
Culminating Experience
1 item
- or: HDFS 610 Thesis Research Off Campus6
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
0 items
Required Courses
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Colloquium (Professional Development Orientation) 1”1
- As published: “Professional Issues in Human Development and Family Studies 2”1.5
Research Methods
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Methods Lab
1 item
- 1
Electives
electives · 0 items
A minimum of 6 additional credits in methodology (approved by department)
0 items
A minimum of 3 additional credits in Longitudinal/Developmental Methods (approved by department)
0 items
A minimum of 6 additional credits in non-methodology (approved by department)
0 items
Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/human-development-family-studies/. Captured page pages/0873.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.