Human Development and Family Studies

Admission and Application

Minimum Admission Requirements

The Human Development and Family Studies (B.S.) degree completion program requires that you have completed:

• 60 semester hours of transferable college credit with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
  OR
• An associate's degree at the community college level. An AA in Early Childhood Education from a Colorado community college provides the greatest transferability of credits.

Transcript Evaluation

Your prior transcripts are evaluated to determine academic status in relation to satisfying degree requirements, including both general education courses equivalent to All University Core Curriculum and all prerequisites for upper-division, junior-, and senior-level work. You are encouraged to complete any outstanding general education courses and lower-division prerequisites as you pursue formal admission to Colorado State University.

How to Apply

1. Contact Frances Betts (information listed on the left of this page) for more information as well as an eligibility and transfer evaluation.
   • Download the check sheet to assist with this process.
   • Mail transcripts to Frances Betts, Colorado State University, 1040 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1040.
2. You will be contacted to make an appointment to meet with a Center for Advising and Achievement (CASA) advisor, by phone or in person, to discuss your initial plan of study and current placement in the program.
3. Apply for admission to the University.
4. Once admitted to the program, contact Anne Van Arsdall, HDFS Key Advisor, (information listed on the left of this page) to verify your first semester's courses.