Child & Family Studies Child & Family Studies General Information PROGRAM: DUAL CERTIFICATION, EARL Y CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCA TION Combination of these two programs allows students the flexibility to teach kindergarten through sixth grade and increases job potential. Early consultation with an adviser is recommended. Early Childhood majors who desire to obtain an Elementary Education Endorsement will complete the following additional 24 credit hours: • Educ 200 (4), 333 (4) • Additional 10 credit hours of coursework in Content Areas. • Additional Student Teaching of 6 credit hours (length may vary depending on performance and previous placement). Elementary Education majors who desire to obtain an Early Childhood Education Endorsement will complete the following additional 29 hours: • Chfam 256 (4), 360 (3), 362 (4), 364 (3), 371 (3), 372 (6). • Additional Student Teaching of 6 credit hours (length may vary depending on performance and previous placement). Elementary Education majors who have used Child Development as an area of concentration must complete the same number of hours in another content area. PROGRAM: FAMILY STUDIES MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE General Requirements: • Specific College Requirements (see index). • Requirements for General Education (see index). • In lieu of a minor, an emphases of 20 hours outside the Department of Child and Family Studies, approved by the department adviser. • Family Studies majors must have a "C" or better in major courses. • An overall GPA of 2.00 is required. • 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 or above). • A total of 60 hours constitutes this major with a minimum of 49 hours within the Department of Child and Family Studies. Specific Requirements: • Core Courses (49 credit hours): Chfam 101 (3), 110 (3), PD115 (3), PD140 (4), PD150 (5), 240 (4), 290 (3), 299B (4), 345 (4), 365 (4), 380 (4), 465 (4), 499B (4). • Support Courses: Select an additional 11 credit hours of adviser apporved courses to support sutdent career objectives. Students can select courses from within the department or from other areas of study across campus. Support courses from within the department include: Chfam 201 (3), 255 (3), 256 (4), 257 (3), 262 (3), 300 (3), 301 (5), PD315 (3), 320 (3), 360 (3), 401 (1-6), 440 (4), 450 (3), 490 (1); and 283 or 483 (1-5), 286 or 486 (2-9), or 460(1-12). PROGRAM: CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). • Maintain a grade of B or better in all Child and Family Studies courses. • Fulfill the requirements for the Child Development major, Early Childhood Education, or the Family Studies Major. Specific Requirements: Option I: • In fulfilling a Child and Family Studies Honors major, complete at least 20 hours of courses on an honor basis. • The above 20 hours should include at least 2 hours in Chfam 486 taken as Child and Family Honors Practicum. • The Student may earn Child and Family Honors credit in any Child and Family Studies course numbered 200 and above. Option II: • In fulfilling a Child and Family Studies Honors major, complete at least 12 hours of courses on a honor basis. • Two of the above hours should include Chfam 486 taken as Child and Family Honors Practicum. • In addition to the above hours, complete at least 6 to 9 hours in Honors 499, Honors Senior Project. The purpose of this stipulation is to provide an opportunity for the student to do a research project of quality to be presented to the faculty or to a professional meeting. The student is free to switch options with the consent of his major adviser. He may change any course selected for honors to non-honors status within the first 5 weelks of me quarter. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor concerning the work expected for honors credit. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: CHILD DEVELOPMENT MINOR General Requirements: • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required. Specific Requirements: • Minimum of 24 credit hours. • Child Development Minor Options (select one): Early Childhood: Chfam PD150 (5), 256 (4), 360 (3), 362 (4), 371 (3), 372 (6), and an additional three credit hours adviser approved. Middle Childhood/Adolescence: Chfam PD150 (5), 257 (3), 286 (4), 360 (3), 364 (3), 450 (3), and an additional adviser approved two hours. Parenting: Chfam PD150 (5), 255 (3), 256 (4), 257 (3), 286 (4), 450 (3), and an additional adviser approved two hours. 122 PROG RAM: FAMIL Y RELA TIONS MINOR, FAMILY EDUCATION TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required. • Secondary teaching minor requires an overall GPA of 2.75. Specific Requirements: • Minimum of 28 credit hours. • Required courses (13 credit hours): Chfam PD140 (4), PD150 (5), 240 (4). • Courses to elect from (15 credit hours): Chfam PD115 (3) or PD315 (3), 345 (4), 365 (4), 440 (4), 450 (3), 465 (4). PROGRAM: FAMILY STUDIES MINOR General Requirements: • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required. Specific Requirements: • Minimum of 24 credit hours (a minimum of 10 of the 24 must be upper division courses). • Required courses (10 credit hours): Chfam 101 (3), PD115 (3), PD140 (4). • Faculty adviser approved courses to select from (14 credit hours): Chfam 110 (3), PD 150 (5), 201 (3), 240 (4), 255 (3), 256 (4), 257 (3), 300 (3), 301 (5), PD 315 (3), 345 (4), 360 (3), 365 (4), 401 (1-6), 440 (4), 450 (3), 465 (4). PROGRAM: CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIA TE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE General Requirements: (26 hours) • A minimum of 93 hours are required to complete this degree. • The required courses in the major field not to exceed 67 credit hours. • Engl 101, 102, or Commun HU102, or 103, or 307. • At least 20 hours from General Education courses listed in the catalog, including one course in each of the four areas, Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science, and Personal Development. • An overall GPA of 2.00 or C is required. Specific Requirements: • A minimum of 42 credit hours. • Courses required: Chfam PD150 (5), 240 (4), 255 (3), 256 (4), 262 (3), 286* (4) or 289* (4), 301 (5), 360 (3), 362 (4), 364 (3), 371 (3), 372 (6). • Courses to elect from with approval of adviser (25 credit hours): Seek additional depth in Child and Family Studies. Select courses from across campus to enhance teaching competency in the areas of: Art, Science, Literature, Music, Health & First Aid, etc. Advisers will suggest specific appropriate courses. Students should work closely with an adviser if they are planning to go on for a future Child Development baccalaaureate or ED certificate. • Practicum 286/289 should be an off-campus experience. PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES DEGREE (BIS) EMPHASIS: CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES General Requirements: • A minimum of 20 credit hours. Required Courses: • ChfamPD140(4),PD150(5),and240(4). • Additional courses to be determined in conference with an adviser. CHILD DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY The Melba S. Lehner Children's School serves as a child development laboratory to give students practical experience in day care and nursery school environments. Students must complete Child and Family Studies 360 and 362 at a B level and apply to the Director of the Melba S. Lehner Children's School two quarters prior to the student teaching. CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES COURSES-CHFAM U 101. Principles of Nutrition (3) Basic principles of human nutrition and their application throughout the life cycle. 110. Management for Effective Living (3) Management of human and material resources as they relate to time, energy, material, skills, and family relationships. Comparison of families with respect to goals sought, resources available and managerial behavior. PD115. Planning Individual and Family Finances (3) Understanding the significance of values, goals, attitudes, and planning in the utilization of family financial resources as they relate to increasing satisfaction and promotion of good relationships within the family. PD140. Marriage as a Developmental Process (4) Learning individual, interpersonal, and developmental dynamics essential for sustaining interpersonal and marital relationships. PD 150. Human Development (5) Analysis of human development through the life span with emphasis on prenatal to adolescent period; including self-world understanding, application, and the adult developmental tasks needed to support healthy human development. 190. College Survival (2) An orientation course designed to increase the student's successful adjustment to college through teaching academic skills, intellectual values, life management skills, and procedural information pertinent to graduating from Weber State College. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 123 Continuing Education