BS in Child Development (730)

Catalog Year General Information:

Academic Advising has provided a recommended graduation plan for every major we offer.
2015 - 2016
This plan is built to meet the Universitys minimum credit requirement (120 credits for a bachelors degree and 60 for an
associate) in 8 semesters or less. Each plan includes all required courses, including Foundations and major as well as
emphasis, minor or clusters (if applicable). The plan may also include elective courses to meet the credit requirement.

Please note the following terms: Groups = A term used on the Degree Audit to reference a required group of classes that
may be pre-selected or from which you can choose; General Elective = any course offering at BYU-Idaho which you are
eligible to take; Major Elective = a required course from a list of multiple course options within your major. (A certain
number of major electives may be required for your major, but you can select which course to choose from the given
list.)

Semester 1 Credits Semester 2 Credits Semester 3 Credits Semester 4 Credits

FDREL 275 2 FDREL250 2 FDREL 200 2 FDREL 225 2
FDSCI 101 2 FDSCI Physical/life/Social 3 FDENG 301 3 FDSCI Physical/life/Social 3
FDAMF 101 3 FDMAT 108 3 Cultural Awareness* 3 Cultural Awareness* 3
CHILD 210** 3 CHILD 150** 3 CHILD 310*** 3 CHILD 320 3
FDENG 101 3 CHILD 300 3 FAML 220 3 SPED 310 3
Minor/Cluster/Elective 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 2 CHILD 230 3 Supplemental Course 2

Total Credits 16 Total Credits 16 Total Credits 17 Total Credits 16

Semester 5 Credits Semester 6 Credits Semester 7 Credits Semester 8 Credits

FDREL Scripture 2 FDREL Elective 2 FDREL Elective 2 FAML 460 3
CHILD 325 1 Practicum Course**** 2 CHILD 440 3 CHILD 495 1
CHILD 330 2 CHILD 350 3 Practicum Course Lab**** 3 CHILD 498R***** 2-4
CHILD 400 3 FAML 430 3 Supplemental Course 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 3
Minor/Cluster/Elective 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 3
Minor/Cluster/Elective 3 Minor/Cluster/Elective 2

Total Credits 14 Total Credits 13 Total Credits 16 Total Credits 12-14

Special Instructions
Students who select Child Development as a major are not able to select a minor in Marriage and Family Studies.
*Complete FDCA 201-206 if FDCA101 course was previously taken; complete FDWLD 201 if FDWLD 101 was taken..
**Child 150 and Child 210 are prerequisites to the 300 level development classes (Child 300, 310 and 320).
***Child 310 is a prerequisite for the practicum classes (Child 345 or ECD 350A, ECD 350B, ECD 350L or ECD 360A, ECD
360B, ECD 360L)
****The practicum class has three options (Take Child 345 or ECD 350A, ECD 350B, ECD 350L or ECD 360A, ECD 360B,
ECD 360L). For each ECD option, part "A" must be taken the semester before part "B" and "L" which is the lab.
Practicum is required before Child 440 and before the internship (Child 498R).
***** It is highly reccommended you complete an internship (CHILD 498R) during your off track.

College of Education & Human Development ADC Hinckley 309 Phone: (208) 496-9850 CEHDacademicdiscoverycenter@byui.edu