Parent and Family Education, Certificate

Certificate in Parent and Family Education (H40203C)

Program Contact
Dr. Pamela Schulze
Director, Center for Family Studies
Professor, Child & Family Development
330-972-7725
schulze@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of The Department Social Work and Family Sciences and The College of Health and Human Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Parent and Family Certificate” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the certificate to be noted on the student’s record.

Summary

Core9
Electives6
Total Hours15

Core

CHFD:265Child Development3
CHFD:360Parent-Child Relations3
CHFD:496Parent Education3
Total Hours9

Electives

Select 6 credits from the following: 26
Child & Family Development
CHFD:201Intimate Relationships
CHFD:255Fatherhood: Parent Role
CHFD:362Family Resource Management
CHFD:401American Families in Poverty
CHFD:404Middle Childhood and Adolescence
CHFD:440Family Crisis
CHFD:441Family Relationships in Middle and Later Years
CHFD:442Human Sexuality
CHFD:446Culture, Ethnicity & Family
Social Work
SOWK:270Diversity and Social Work
SOWK:276Introduction to Social Welfare
SOWK:455Social Work Practice with African American Families
Psychology
PSYC:230Developmental Psychology
PSYC:335Dynamics of Personality
PSYC:430Psychological Disorders of Children
Sociology
SOCIO:340The Family
SOCIO:412Socialization: Child to Adult
Total Hours6
1

Grades of C or better must be earned in the three core courses

2

Students must successfully complete six credits of coursework selected from the various departmental courses listed. These credits shall be chosen from departments outside the student’s disciplines.