Offered by Department of Family Studies and Interior Design

Family Studies and Interior Design Major

Family Studies
Bachelor of Science

All College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • FSID 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours
      • FSID 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 0
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 15
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Family Studies = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

All students completing this major will be required to earn a "C" or better grade in all FSID courses in the major.

1. Family Studies Requirements (36 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • FSID 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
     • FSID 250, Infant Development - 3 hours
     • FSID 253, Child & Adolescent Development - 3 hours
     • FSID 302, Parent Education - 3 hours
     • FSID 340, Family Life Education - 3 hours
     • FSID 362, Families and Social Policy - 3 hours
     • FSID 402, Selected Readings in Family Studies - 3 hours
     • FSID 404, Family Studies Ethical and Professional Practice - 3 hours
     • FSID 406, Family Resource Management - 3 hours
     • FSID 450, The Aging Adult - 3 hours
     • FSID 475, Internship - 3 hours
     • FSID 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours
2. Additional Recommended Elective:
   • FSID 486, Families in Crisis - 3 hours
3. The Family Studies Program is certified by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
4. CFLE certification: Upon graduation, students are eligible for provisional certification as a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) from the National Council on Family Relations and following documentation of two years of work experience can apply for full certification.