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Human Development - General Option (120 Credits)
Students can be admitted as a Human Development major after completing 24 credits and earning a GPA of at least 2.0. A cumulative GPA of 2.6 or better in all H D courses that apply to the option, including substitutions is required to (a) maintain admission in the major; and (b) complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development. Of the 42-44 H D credits required for the major, a minimum of 21 must be taken at WSU.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI]1 | 3 |
H D 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] (with lab)1 | 4 |
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
H D 200 | 2 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, and/or General Electives2 | 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 204 | 3 |
H D 220 | 3 |
Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, and/or General Electives2 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 306, 307, or 308 | 3 |
H D 320, 334, 341, 342, 430, 480, or 482 | 3-4 |
H D 350 [DIVR] | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, and/or General Electives2 | 6 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 300, 301, 302, or 360 | 3 |
H D 306, 307, or 308 | 3 |
H D 310 [M] | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, or General Electives2 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 403, 405, 406, or 479 | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, or General Electives2 | 12 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
H D 385, 445, or 4973,4 | 3 |
H D 496 or Elective3 | 1 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
Minor, Certificate, or General Electives2 | 8 |
Second Term | Credits |
H D 410 [M] | 3 |
H D 446 or 4985,6 | 3-6 |
Minor, Certificate, or General Electives | 9 |
Footnotes
1 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Sciences [BSCI] and one Physical Sciences [PSCI] course, including one lab course. |
2 | Students strongly encouraged to pursue a minor or certificate. Elective credits should include sufficient 300-400-level courses to meet University requirement of 40 upper-division credits. |
3 | H D 385 and 496 are required for Vancouver students only and must be completed before H D 498. |
4 | H D 497 is required for Pullman and Global students and must be completed prior to H D 498. |
5 | All H D majors complete a practicum/internship experience. H D 446 is reserved for students completing the certificate in Early Childhood Education and requires a half-day each day, 5 days a week for a semester. For Pullman and Global students H D 445 must be taken before H D 446 but no more than two semesters before taking the practicum. For Vancouver students H D 385 or 445 must be taken before completion of H D 446. |
6 | The internship course (H D 498) can be taken during the summer semester of the junior or senior year. For Pullman and Global students, H D 497 must be taken before H D 498 but no more than two semesters before taking the internship. For Vancouver students, H D 385 and H D 496 must be taken before completion of H D 498. Vancouver students are required to take 3 credits of H D 498. Pullman and Global students must complete 4 credits of H D 498. |
- Human Development
Courses
- Human Development
- Prevention Science
Schedules of Studies
- Human Development - Family and Consumer Sciences Option
- Human Development - General Option
Minors
- General Human Development
Certificates
- Early Childhood Education
- Family Studies
- Human Services Case Management and Administration
- Adolescence
- Gerontology