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Family Finance, Housing, and Policy, B.S.-financial counseling emphasis

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 Family Finance, Housing, and Policy, B.S.-financial counseling emphasis

Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HD FS 1023HD FS 2703
HD FS 1101SOC 1343
LIB 1601MATH, STAT or Natural Sciences course***3
ENGL 1503Humanities Course***3
PSYCH 131recommended elective1Electives ***3
RELIG 205Humanities course3 
 12 15
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HD FS 2693HD FS 2493
HD FS 2393ECON 1013
HD FS 2833SP CM 212 (or COMST 102 or COMST 218)3
STAT 1014Computer Sciences Course***3
ENGL 2503Electives*3
Humanities Course***3 
 19 15
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HD FS 3413HD FS 3953
HD FS 3603HD FS 449^3
HD FS 3773HD FS 489L+1
HD FS 4893ENGL 302 (or ENGL 309 or ENGL 314)3
Electives *3Electives *6
 15 16
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HD FS Courseoutside FFHP major3HD FS 4918-9 credits9
ANTHRO, ECON, POS S, PSYCH or SOC course3Electives *3
Electives*7 
 13 12
Total Credits: 117

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HD FS 489L can be repeated for one to three credits.

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See HD FS General Education Selections sheet for course options.

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HD FS 449 is prerequisite to HD FS 491, Internship, and requires senior classification. HD FS 491 Reservation Request is due every September 15th for spring internship and every February 15th for summer and fall internship.

US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement: Students in Family Finance, Housing and Policy fulfill the US Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement by choosing three credits of coursework from each of the university-approved lists.

This sequence is only an example. The number of credits taken each semester should be based on the individual student's situation. Factors that may affect credit hours per semester include student ability, employment, health, activities, and grade point consideration.

*electives

 Courses from accounting, architecture, art, and design, community and regional planning, economics, family and consumer sciences education, finance, gerontology, interior design, journalism, management, marketing, political science, psychology, and sociology are suggested.