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Program checklist · A.S.

Human Development and Family Studies, A.S. (University College)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · Center Valley, PA

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Program
Award
A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Credits (computed from items)
120-124
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214670
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214670_ecd441a7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    4 items
    1. CAS 100
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. HDFS 395
      Internship
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    4. PSYCH 100
      Introductory Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    2 items
    1. HDFS 129
      Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. HDFS 301
      Values and Ethics in Health and Human Development Professions
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    4 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BIOL 141
      Introduction to Human Physiology
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIOL 155
      Introduction to the Biology of Aging
      Not resolved to a course
    4. BISC 4
      Human Body: Form and Function
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    5 items
    1. SOC 30
      Sociology of the Family (SOC 30 does not require a grade of C or better)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: HDFS 315 Family Development
      3
    2. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    3. EDPSY 101
      Analysis and Interpretation of Statistical Data in Education
      Not resolved to a course
    4. STAT 100
      Statistical Concepts and Reasoning
      Not resolved to a course
    5. STAT 200
      Elementary Statistics
      Not resolved to a course

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      21-24

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      0 items

        Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        2 items
        1. HDFS 249N
          Adult Development and Aging
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. HDFS 311
          Human Development and Family Studies Interventions
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        1 item
        1. Select 15 credits in consultation with the adviser from University-wide offerings that enhance competence in the option
          Not resolved to a course
          15

        Prescribed Courses

        0 items

          Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

          3 items
          1. HDFS 229
            Infant and Child Development
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. HDFS 239
            Adolescent Development
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. HDFS 311
            Human Development and Family Studies Interventions
            Not resolved to a course
            3

          Supporting Courses and Related Areas

          1 item
          1. Select 15 credits in consultation with the adviser from University-wide offerings that enhance competence in the option
            Not resolved to a course
            15

          Prescribed Courses

          0 items

            Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            8 items
            1. HDFS 229
              Infant and Child Development
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. HDFS 230
              Overview of Curricular Practices in Early Childhood Care and Education
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. HDFS 231
              Guidance in Early Childhood Care and Education
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. HDFS 232
              Creativity and Play in Early Childhood Care and Education
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. HDFS 233
              Emergent Language and Literacy: Development and Practice in Early Childhood Care and Educat
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. HDFS 234
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. HDFS 311
              Human Development and Family Studies Interventions
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. HDFS 330
              Observation or Experience with Children, Youth, and Families
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/university-college/human-development-family-studies-as/. Captured page pages/0367.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.