Human Development and Family Studies, A.A. to B.A.Ed.

This is a suggested course plan. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with your academic advisor to determine your course selection and progress toward graduation.

Students who transfer to UNC under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) have all lower-level General Education requirements completed, but must complete these requirements through transfer or UNC coursework: Global Language, Research and Discovery, Lifetime Fitness, Communication Beyond Carolina, Campus Life Experience, and, where applicable, Supplemental General Education. Students who do not transfer in under the CAA should work closely with their advisor to determine which requirements apply to them for the IDEAs in Action General Education curriculum.

This catalog also includes a complete list of requirements for the Human Development and Family Studies, B.A.Ed. degree.

North Carolina Community College

UGETC Curriculum

UGETCEnglish composition (ENG 111 + ENG 112 = UNC ENGL 105)6
UGETCHumanities/Fine Arts/Communications (3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines; see UGETC list below)9
UGETCSocial and Behavioral Sciences (3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines; see UGETC list below)9
UGETCMathematics (see UGETC list below)3-4
UGETCNatural Sciences (see UGETC list below)4
Total Hours31-32

Additional General Education Courses

XXX 111Foreign Language Level 13
XXX 112Foreign Language Level 23
XXX 211Foreign Language Level 3 33
Electives4-5
Total Hours13-14

Other Required Hours

ACA 122College Transfer Success (UNC GENR ---)1
Electives14
Total Hours15
Total Community College Hours60
1

Required in the major.

2

Counts in the major.

3

All NC Community College Language courses numbered 211 are approved to transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill as a course that completes the GLBL-LANG IDEAs in Action requirement.

UNC-Chapel Hil

Semester 5

EDUC 181IDEAs in Action General Education logo Introduction to Human Development and Family Science 1, 2, F3
EDUC 401IDEAs in Action General Education logo Childhood Development: Prenatal Birth to Age 12 1, 23
or EDUC 501 IDEAs in Action General Education logo Adolescent and Adulthood Development: A Cross-Cultural
EDUC 403Individuals, Families, and Communities in Diverse Contexts 1, 23
Diversity/equity focus, leadership requirement, concentration/major elective 1, 43
Lifetime Fitness1
Minor course #1, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement3
Total Hours16
F

FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute.

Semester 6

EDUC 408Research Methods in Human Development 1, 23
EDUC 401IDEAs in Action General Education logo Childhood Development: Prenatal Birth to Age 12 1, 23
or EDUC 501 IDEAs in Action General Education logo Adolescent and Adulthood Development: A Cross-Cultural
Diversity/equity focus; Leadership requirement; or concentration/major elective courses 1, 4, 66-9
Minor course #2, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 63
Total Hours15-18

Optional Summer Term6

Diversity/equity focus; Leadership requirement; or concentration/major elective 1, 4, 60-3
Minor course, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement0-3
Total Hours0-3

Semester 7

EDUC 583IDEAs in Action General Education logo Career and Professional Development 1, 23
EDUC 405Parenting and Family Life Education 1, 23
Diversity/equity focus; Leadership requirement; or concentration/major elective 1, 4, 63-6
Minor course #3, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 63
Minor course #4, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 63
Total Hours15-18

Semester 8

EDUC 698IDEAs in Action General Education logo Internship in Human Development and Family Science 1, 29
Diversity/equity focus; Leadership requirement; or concentration/major elective 1, 43
Minor course #5, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement3
Total Hours15
1

Required in the major.

2

EDUC 181, EDUC 408, EDUC 583, and EDUC 698 are included individually in the recommended terms.  The remaining core courses include EDUC 401, EDUC 403, EDUC 405, and EDUC 501. Core courses are generally offered in both fall and spring terms and the remaining four do not have a prescribed sequencing.

3

Students must take EDUC 408 prior to enrolling in EDUC 583. Students must see the SOE director of advising for permission to enroll. EDUC 583 must be taken in the semester immediately preceding the internship semester.

4

Students must complete one diversity/equity focus course, one leadership requirement course, and four courses from one of two concentration (Family Life Education or Child and Family Health) lists or from the elective course list.  Course lists can be found on the degree requirements.

Students in either concentration may elect to complete courses in the other concentration but can only declare one concentration. For example, a student in the CFH concentration may complete courses in the FLE concentration as part of their general major electives.

5

Students can consider a summer internship where feasible to meet program milestones.

During the internship semester, it is preferred that students only take one class with the internship. However, students will be allowed to enroll in up to six credit hours in addition to the required nine credit hour internship course, for a maximum of 15 hours. Students will not be allowed to register for 18 hours. The internship site must be approved by the HDFS program in the semester preceding the internship.

6

Students have the option to take a course over the summer to reduce the course load in fall or spring semester.  Alternatively, a minor course may double count in both the major and minor, or be transferred from the NC Community College to reduce the number of courses needed at UNC.  Students will not be required to take a course over the summer, but in this case they may need to take one 18 hour semester to meet all requirements.

UGETC Course List (A.A. Curriculum) 

English Composition (two courses)6
ENG 111Writing & Inquiry 1
ENG 112Writing/Research in the Disciplines 1
Humanities/Fine Arts (three courses from at least two different disciplines)9
ART 111Art Appreciation (UNC GENR 111)
ART 114Art History Survey I (UNC ARTH 151)
ART 115 Art History Survey II (UNC ARTH 152)
COM 120Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (UNC COMM 120), OR
COM 231
Public Speaking (UNC COMM 113)
DRA 111Theatre Appreciation (UNC DRAM 116)
ENG 231American Literature I (UNC ENGL 128) 2
ENG 232American Literature II (UNC ENGL 128) 2
ENG 241British Literature I (UNC ENGL 120) 2
ENG 242British Literature II (UNC ENGL 121) 2
MUS 110Music Appreciation (UNC MUSC 141)
MUS 112Introduction to Jazz (UNC MUSC 145)
PHI 215Philosophical Issues (UNC PHIL 101) 2
PHI 240Introduction to Ethics (UNC PHIL 160) 2
Social/Behavioral Science (three coures from at least two different disciplines)9
ECO 251Principles of Microeconomics (UNC GENR 119) 3
ECO 252Principles of Macroeconomics (UNC GENR 119) 3
HIS 111World Civilizations I (UNC GENR 113)
HIS 112World Civilizations II (UNC GENR 113)
HIS 131American History I (UNC HIST 127)
HIS 132American History II (UNC HIST 128)
POL 120American Government (UNC POLI 100)
PSY 150General Psychology (UNC PSYC 101)
SOC 210Introduction to Sociology (UNC SOCI 101)
Mathematics (select one course)3-4
MAT 143Quantitative Literacy (UNC MATH 118)
MAT 152Statistical Methods I (UNC STOR 155)
MAT 171Pre-calculus Algebra (UNC MATH 110P)
Natural Sciences (select 4 SCH from the following courses):4
AST 111/111ADescriptive Astronomy I and Lab (UNC ASTR 101/100L)
AST 151/151AGeneral Astronomy I and lab I (UNC ASTR 101/100L)
BIO 110Principles of Biology (UNC GENR 116)
BIO 111General Biology (UNC BIOL 101/101L + BIOL 103)
CHM 151General Chemistry I (UNC CHEM 101/101L)
GEL 111Introduction Geology (UNC EMES 101/101L)
PHY 110/110AConceptual Physics and Lab (UNC PHYS 101)
Total Hours31-32

IDEAs In Action Requirements not covered by the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement that could be completed at the Community College:

COM 231 (UNC COMM 113) can fulfill COMMBEYOND; COM 120 (UNC COMM 120), CHM 2512 (UNC CHEM 261 + CHEM 262L) or CHM 2522  (UNC CHEM 262 + CHEM 262L) can fulfill RESEARCH, and PED 110 (LFIT 998) can fulfill LIFE-FIT.

1

Students who complete both ENG 111 and 112 receive credit for UNC ENGL 100 + ENGL 105.

2

Course may have prerequisite(s). Consult the North Carolina Community College Combined Course Library for most current information.

3

ECO 251 + 252 = UNC ECON 101 + UNC GENR 119.

Additional Resources

Applying to Carolina

Advising and Community College Course Selection

  • For UGETC, Pre-Major, Elective, or GEC course options, please refer to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement transfer course list.
  • Students should work with their community college academic advisor to ensure appropriate course selection for AA/AS degree completion.

Additional Resources

  • To find out how your N.C. community college coursework will transfer to UNC, please view the transfer credit list for your community college campus.