Requirements

Liberal Arts: 40 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• FCS 2050 , FCS 3400  and PSY 2010  or SOC 2030  satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 62 Hours

FCS Program Core: 7 Hours

• FCS 1000 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession Credit Hours: 1
• FCS 2050 - Families in Global Society Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4250 - Administration, Leadership, and Management Credit Hours: 3

Other Required Courses (55 hours):

• COMM 3650 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2400/2400L - Family Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2510 - Family Relationships Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2671-2673 - Field Experience Credit Hours: 1

• or FCS 2682 - Field Experience Credit Hours: 2  

• or FCS 2683 - Field Experience Credit Hours: 3  

• (3 credit hours must be earned to meet program requirements.)

• FCS 3220/3220L - Guidance in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3230/3230L - Lifespan Human Development Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3310 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3400 - Family Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3520 - Infant/Toddler Development Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4020 - Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 4260 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4270 - Family Life Education Methodology Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4300 - Parenting Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4650 - Research in Family and Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 2
• PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 3450 - Gerontology Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 3950 - Child Abuse and Neglect Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 4100 - Human Diversity Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 18 Hours

See Bible Enrollment Policy here.  

Total Hours: 120