A minor in Child Development and Family Relations requires a student to complete 18 semester hours, including CDF 102, 203, 204, and 315 and 6 credit hours selected from CDF 420, PSY 400, PSY 404, SOC 304, SOC 305, or SOW 308.

This certificate in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) will enable AFE majors, as well as those majoring in Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Education to obtain a certificate in another course of study to assist with student career readiness and placement. Students will learn key consumer topics that relate to family functioning including: food preparation, consumer education, financial management, housing, home environments, and lifespan development. The FCS certificate will require 4 classes totaling 12 credit hours of course work. They range in content areas of Food Preparation, Consumer Economics and Resource Management, Housing and Home Environment, and Theories and Methods in Developmental Psychology focusing on human development throughout the lifespan. Specific courses include: FCS 305 Principles of Food Preparation, FCS 303 Consumer Economics and Resource Management, FCS 304 Housing and Home Environment, PSY 223 Theories and Methods in Developmental Psychology.