Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

• SPH-B students:
  • Contact your assigned SPH-B academic advisor or visit drop-in advising hours to declare a minor.
  • SPH-B Undergraduate Advising
    Student Services Suite, Room C099
    1025 E. Seventh Street
    Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
    812-855-2032
    sphadvr@iu.edu
• All other students: 
  • Contact the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.
  • Kelley School of Business students must complete the Kelley Major and Minor Change Request Form

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs other than the human development and family studies major who wish to add this specialty to their studies. This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.
• no course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Core Courses (6 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete the following courses.

• SPH-F 150 Introduction to Life Span Development (3 cr.) +S&H
• SPH-F 258 The Ties That Bind: Relationships, Marriage, and the Family (3 cr.) +S&H

Elective Course (3 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete one (1) of the following courses.

• SPH-F 346 The Prenatal Period Through Early Childhood - Human Development I (3 cr.) (P: SPH-F 150)
• SPH-F 347 Middle Childhood Through Adolescence - Human Development II (3 cr.) (P: SPH-F 150)
• SPH-F 348 Early Through Late Adulthood - Human Development III (3 cr.) (P: SPH-F 150)

Elective Courses (6 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete two (2) of the following courses.

• SPH-F 341 Today's Families: Understanding Change in Family Dynamics (3 cr.)
• SPH-F 345 Parents, Parenting, and Children (3 cr.)
• SPH-F 417 African American and Latino Families (3 cr.) (P: SPH-F 150)
• SPH-F 457 Protective Factors, Resilience, and Stress in the Family (3 cr.) (P: SPH-F 150)