Online: Family Studies
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Social and Community Service Manager
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Marriage and Relationship Therapist
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The family studies degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours. A minor is required. “Critical Courses” are italicized and bolded. Data shows that students who have completed this course in the first two years and have earned the noted grade are most likely to complete this program of study.
- CF102 Relationships in the 21st Century (3)
- CF120 The Child (3)
- CF206 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
- CF207 Gerontology Practicum I (3)
- CF209 Introduction to Family Theories (3)
- CF213 Family and Community Resources (3)
- CF220 Young and Middle Adulthood (3)
- CF340 Family Policy Law & Advocacy (3)
- CF360 Family Life Education (3)
- CF402 Relationships of Commitment (3)
- CF405 Family Life Education Practicum (3)
- CF410 Culture, Ethnicity and the Child (3)
- CF430 Parent-Child Interactions (3)
- CF445 Social Perspectives of Sexuality (3)
- CF485 Family Studies Senior Seminar (3)
- CF520 Professional Ethics and Practice (3)
- CF565 Family Services Internship (3)
- ED535 The Trauma Informed Professional (3)
- FE200 Family Resource Management (3)
Choose 3 hours:
- CF303 The Female Experience (3)
- UI455 Understanding Men/Male Development (3)
- Child Development
- Childhood Trauma and Outcomes
- Criminal Justice
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
The Family Studies program oversees three community outreach programs that provide students with hands-on learning experiences working with various populations.
- Horizon’s Enrichment Center for Developmentally Disabled Adults
- Educare Programs
- The Apple Project
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in a major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Fall
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Aug. - Dec. (3 hours)
- 1st 8 Week: Aug. - Oct. (3 hours)
- 2nd 8 Week: Oct. - Dec. (3 hours)
- Total: 15 hours
Spring
- Wintersession: Dec. - Jan. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Jan. - May. (3 hours)
- Full Term: Jan. - May. (3 hours)
- 1st 8 Week: Jan. - Mar. (3 hours)
- 2nd 8 Week: Mar. - May. (3 hours)
- Total: 15 hours
Summer
- 1st 4 Week: June (3 hours)
- 8 Week: June-July (3 hours)
- 2nd 4 Week: July (3 hours)
- Total: 9 hours
What will it cost?
Graduates of Southeast Online’s family studies program meet the standards to become a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator through the National Council on Family Relation.
Accrediting Body and Accreditation
College of Education, Health and Human Studies
This degree is housed within the College of Education, Health and Human Studies. The college boasts programs that train students in mind, body, and soul. So, whether you want to teach, to care, to support, or to fix, we have a program to get you there.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies
"I decided to teach because I love helping students succeed and showing them that learning is a lifelong process. "
Sarah Kuborn, Ph.D., CFLE
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