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ADDRESS: 283 EML Hall, NDSU Fargo ND 58105

TELEPHONE: (701) 231-8268 Dr.Jim Deal, Head

Undergraduate Programs

At the undergraduate level, the CDFS department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with three options: Child Development, Family Science, and Child Development/Elementary Education Option.

In the Child Development option students are prepared for careers involving direct and support services for children. They may focus course work on promoting child health and protection, or on understanding and meeting the needs of older children and adolescents.

The Family Science option allows students to take a concentration of courses in human development, family science or family economics in preparation for careers in direct and support services for families. Each option offers the flexibility of a generalist program, but students may choose to focus on an area of specialization as well.

The Child Development/Elementary Education option is a collaborative effort between NDSU and Valley City State University. Through this curriculum, offered on the NDSU campus, students are concurrently enrolled in both universities, culminating a bachelor's degree from NDSU in child development and family science (child development option) as well as a bachelor's degree from VCSU in elementary education. Students are certified to teach elementary education in public schools and may, with additional coursework and an additional student teaching experience, be certified to teach kindergarten as well. The CDFS degree complements and strengthens the elementary education curriculum and helps future teachers understand development and its diversity, making them more effective teachers and helping them work with children from a variety of backgrounds.

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CDFS Minor Approval Form

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION LINK TO:

• Career Options

• Undergrad Course Descriptions and Course Offerings

• Field Experience Sites

• Writing Papers for CDFS (APA Style)

• Positions Held by Recent CDFS Graduates

• Faculty Research Projects Open to Student Participation

• Participation in Research as an Undergraduate Student

THESIS

• Application for CDFS Undergraduate Senior Thesis

• CDFS Senior Thesis Proposal Approval Form

• CDFS Undergraduate Senior Thesis Form

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APPLYING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL

• Grad Handout-Personal Statement

• Grad Handout-Differences

• Grad Handout-Finances

• Grad Handout-Letters

• Grad Handout-Why Grad

• Grad Handout-Thinking Ahead

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Phone: (701) 231-8268

Last updated 11/07