Human Development and Family Studies, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
FAMS 160 - Family Perspectives	3	CHLD 170 - Children in Families	3
COMP 100 - Composition	3	CONS 150 - Consumer Resource Management	3
STAT 101 - Introduction to Statistics	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
CHLD 274 - Adolescents in Families	3	FAMS 205 - Marriage and Family Relationships	3
NUTR 142 - Nutrition in Everyday Life	3	FAMS 210 - Research Methods in Child and Family Studies	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective and/or OCS Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
FAMS or CHLD Upper Division Elective	3	FAMS 340 - Family Policy	3
Upper Division Elective	3	FAMS or CHLD Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
FAMS 363 - Professional Practice in Human Development & Family Studies	3	HUEC 397 - Internship in Human Ecology:	3
FAMS 362 - Issues in Family Life Education	3	FAMS or CHLD Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.