{"id":691,"date":"2014-01-10T16:24:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T21:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/?p=691"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:37:13","slug":"human-development-family-studies-b-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/human-development-family-studies-b-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Development and Family Science, B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uri.edu\/channels\/human-development-and-family-science-b-s\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Major to Career<\/h2><p>Explore career outcomes, jobs, internships and more for this major.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CCEE Virtual Career Center<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Advising Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">This major prepares you to work with children, families, adolescents, and adults in a variety of human service and community settings. You will choose from a variety of professional preparation concentrations and certificate options including Child and Family Development, Counseling and Social Services, and Health and Aging Services. HDF offers <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/hdf-as-a-double-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course substitutions with other majors<\/a> to help streamline the double major process and make it possible to complete both majors in 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FISS Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>The first champions on your academic journey are professional academic advisors in Roosevelt Hall. Academic advisors provide insight on courses to keep you on track within&nbsp;your major. To make an appointment with your academic advisor, log on to Starfish.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/phyllis-penhallow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/phyllis-penhallow\/\">Phyllis Penhallow<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Teaching Professor\/Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Human Development and Family Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>Faculty advisors are content matter and course option experts within each major. Meet with a faculty advisor to discuss research opportunities, career pathways, and preparation for graduate\u00a0school.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/phyllis-penhallow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Phyllis-Penhallow-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/phyllis-penhallow\/\">Phyllis Penhallow<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Teaching Professor\/Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Human Development and Family Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2025-2026_HDF_CurriculumSheet.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2024-2025_HDF_CurriculumSheet.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2023-2024_HDF_CurriculumSheet.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2022-2023_HDF_CurriculumSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2021-2022_HDF_CurriculumSheet.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2020_CHS_HDF_AllSubplans.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Entry Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list fullwidth\">\n<li>Complete 24 units with a minimum GPA of 2.00 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete HDF 200 or 201 and complete courses meeting each of the following General Education requirements: (A2) Social and Behavioral Sciences, (B1) Write Effectively, and earn an average of at least 2.00 in these (three) courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete URI 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/human-development-and-family-studies\/\" title=\"\">internship credit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Advising Resources This major prepares you to work with children, families, adolescents, and adults in a variety of human service and community settings. 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