Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Family, youth and community sciences prepares students in current trends, issues, problems and community assets to address predictable human developmental changes, unpredictable events such as natural disaster or persistent problems such as poverty and nutrition.
About This Major
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Hours for the Degree: 120
- Minor: Yes
- Combined-Degree Program: Yes
- Website: fycs-degreeprograms.ifas.ufl.edu/Main/undergraduate.htm
Overview
This interdisciplinary applied social science program provides the general and technical education necessary for graduates to enter careers in human services, including public, private, nonprofit and for-profit organizations. This includes family life education, youth development, human services, community development and extension education. Students receive the training needed to understand and help youth, families and communities by taking foundation courses in sociology, psychology and economics as well as advanced courses in youth, family and community development.
Students must earn a C or better in all critical tracking courses, 3000/4000-level core courses and specialization elective, which must be at the 3000/4000-level. A 2.5 GPA in the core courses is required for graduation.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 5 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs, with a grade of C or better: AEB 2014 or AEB 3103 or ECO 2013 or ECO 2023, BSC 2007/2009L,
PSY 2012, STA 2023, SYG 2000
Semester 2
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs, with a grade of C or better
Semester 3
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs, with grades of C or better
Semester 4
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs, with a grade of C or better
Semester 5
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs, with grades of C or better
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BSC 2007 and 2009L Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics (3) and Biological Sciences Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 1083 Consumer Chemistry or higher, or PHY 1033C Discovering Physics or higher, or ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality or EES 3008 Energy and the Environment or SWS 2007 The World of Water or SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (all GE-P) | 3 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (4) or MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra (3) (GE-M) or MAC 1105 Basic College Algebra (3) | 3-4 |
| SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE-S) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (3) or ECO 2023 Microeconomics (4) or ECO 2013 Macroeconomics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2608 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Biological or Physical Science (GE-B or P) | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| FYC 3001 Principles of Family, Youth and Community Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| FYC 3101 Parenting and Family Development or SYG 2430 Marriage and Family (GE-S, D) | 3 |
| Approved electives (see adviser) | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| FYC 3201 Foundations of Youth Development | 3 |
| FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| Approved elective (see adviser) | 3 |
| Specialization electives, 3000/4000 level (see adviser) | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Summer | Credits |
| FYC 4941 Practicum in Family, Youth and Community Sciences (see adviser) | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| FYC 3112 Contemporary Family Problems and Interventions (3) and/or FYC 4212 Contemporary Youth Problems and Solutions (3) and/or FYC 4126 Urban and Rural America in Transition (3) (a minimum of 6 hours is required) | 6-9 |
| FYC 4931 Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Additional FYC course | 3 |
| Specialization electives, 3000/4000 level (see adviser) | 3 |
| Total | 13-16 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| FYC 4622 Planning and Evaluating Family, Youth and Community Science Programs | 3 |
| FYC 4801 Applied Social Research Methods | 4 |
| Additional FYC course | 3 |
| Specialization electives, 3000/4000 level (see adviser) | 5-6 |
| Total | 15-16 |
Specialization electives must be at the 3000/4000 level and students must attain grades of C or better.