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First Semester
Social Sciences ElectiveG |
3 | hours | |
Music, Visual Arts, Dance, or TheatreG |
3 | hours | |
*ENGL 101G | Freshman Composition | 3 | hours |
MATH 105 or MATH 151 or MATH 161G |
Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals College Algebra |
3 | hours |
SE 101 | Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern | 2 | hours |
††FCS 100 | Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences | 1 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
Second Semester
COMM 210 or COMM 211G |
Communicating in the Classroom Introduction to Public Speaking |
3 | hours |
PSYC 101G | General Psychology I | 3 | hours |
*ENGL 102G | Critical Reading and Writing | 3 | hours |
MATH 241G | Elementary Statistics | 3 | hours |
Biological ScienceG |
3 | hours | |
Total: | 15 | hours |
First Semester
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G |
World Literature English Literature American Literature |
3 | hours |
Physical Science ElectiveG |
3 | hours | |
*HSM 275 or NURS 214 |
Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terms for Healthcare Managers Medical terminology |
3 | hours |
††FCS 302 | Family and Individual Development over the Lifespan | 3 | hours |
††FCS 304 | Parenting: Issues and Education | 3 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
Second Semester
††FCS 321 | 3 | hours | |
History ElectiveG |
3 | hours | |
Second Science SequenceG |
3 | hours | |
*PSYC 220 or SW 360 |
Principles of Research Deign Social Work Research Methods and Design |
3 | hours |
††FCS 342 | Nutrition | 3 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
First Semester
††CL 414 or NURS 215 or NURS 341 |
Child and Family Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Loss Death, Dying and the Grieving Process Integrated Spirituality, Health, and Nursing |
3 | hours |
††FCS 325 | Introduction to Child Life | 3 | hours |
††FCS 412 | Family Stress and Coping | 3 | hours |
††FCS 441 | Family Relations | 3 | hours |
††FCS 324 | Theory and Guidance of Play | 3 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
Second Semester
††FCS 345 | Nutrition Through the Lifecycle | 3 | hours |
††FCS 328 | Child Life: Assessment, Preparation, and Therapeutic Play | 3 | hours |
*ENGL 322 | Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | 3 | hours |
††FCS 346 | Child Life Practicum | 3 | hours |
††FCS 448 | Communication, Aging and Social Interaction | 3 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
First Semester
††FCS 421 | Weight Management Principles | 3 | hours |
††FCS 475 | Family Resource Management | 3 | hours |
††FCS 371 | Family Finance and Consumer Education | 3 | hours |
††FCS 320 or FCS 322 |
Infant and Toddler Development Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development |
3 | hours |
††FCS 487 or FCS 326 |
Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies Child Life Practicum |
3 | hours |
Total: | 15 | hours |
Second Semester
††FCS Electives |
6 | hours | |
Electives | 9 | hours | |
Total: | 15 | hours |
Total semester hours required 120
Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.
GGeneral Education Courses
*Grade of "C" or better.
††Major Course Grade of "C" or better.
To be eligible for the National Child Life certification exam, students must complete a 3-credit hour (120 clock hours) Child Life Practicum (FCS 326) and a 12-credit hour (600 clock hours) Child Life Internship (FCS 487). Placements are dependent on formal acceptance into a hospital-based Child Life practicum/internship program. By utilizing both FCS and free electives for the practicum and internship courses, students will have the opportunity to complete the requirements necessary for exam eligibility within the FCS 120-hour degree plan.
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