Degree Requirements and Curriculum  For a Major In Family Social Science

Students must complete at least 120 credits, including the University’s liberal education requirements, and maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.00. All required courses must be taken A-F and completed with a grade of at least C-.

Required Courses:
Preparatory Requirements

• One economics course (3-4 cr)
• One statistics course (3-4 cr)
• Choose one course from one of the following areas (3-4 cr): child psychology, human development, psychology, sociology, political science, social work, anthropology, FSoS 1101, or FSoS 1201.

College Communication Requirements

• WRIT 1101—Writing to Inform, Convince, and Persuade (4 cr)
• COMM 1223—Oral Presentations in Professional Settings (3 cr)
• WRIT 3562W—Technical and Professional Writing (4 cr)

Major Core Studies Requirements
Skill and Foundation Courses

• FSoS 2101—Preparation for Working with Families (2 cr)
• FSoS 2103—Family Policy (3 cr)
• FSoS 2105—Family Research (3 cr)
• FSoS 3101—Personal and Family Finances (3 cr)
• FSoS 3102—Family Systems and Diversity (3 cr)
• FSoS 3104—Global and Diverse Families (3 cr)

Professional Core
Select 18 credits from the following list:

• FSoS 3426 - Alcohol & Drugs: Families & Culture (3 cr)
• FSoS 3429 - Counseling Practicum I (3 cr)
• FSoS 4101 - Sexuality & Gender in Families & Close Relationships (3 cr)
• FSoS 4104W - Family Psychology (3 cr)
• FSoS 4106 - Family Resource Management (3 cr)
• FSos 4150 - Special Topics in FSoS (1-4 cr)
• FSoS 4152 - Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual People in Families (3 cr)
• FSoS 4153 - Family Financial Counseling (3 cr)
• FSoS 4154W - Families & Aging (3 cr)
• FSoS 4155 - Parent-Child Relationships (3 cr)
• FSoS 4156 - Legal-Economic Controversies in Families (3 cr)
• FSoS 5150 - Special Topics in FSoS (1-4 cr)

 Advanced/Applied Skill Courses
Select one course from the following:

• FSoS 4296—Field Study: Working with Families (4 cr)

• FSoS 4296—Research Internship

Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has approved the Family Social Science Undergraduate Program as meeting the standards and criteria required for the provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Designation.Visit http://fsos.che.umn.edu/undergraduate/programinfo/cfle.html to learn more about this distinction.