The Department of Psychology and Sociology offers coursework leading to certification as a Family Life Educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). The Department offers a CFLE approved certificate program. Upon completion of an undergraduate degree which includes 27 hours of prescribed course-work and three hours of field practice a student may seek provisional certification approval through NCFR. This certificate is offered to both degree seeking students and others seeking professional/ personal advancement. Non-degree seeking students will be admitted to the University via established admission guidelines. The certificate is designed to prepare students to work in a wide variety of professional fields that promote healthy family functioning, such as community-based social services, early childhood education, faith-based organizations, family intervention, government and public policy, family and consumer resource services, and health care and family wellness.

Requirements for a Certificate in Family Life Education

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ED 299	Human Growth and Development	3
FS 401	Family Life Education	3
FS 440	Theories of Family Dynamics	3
MG 310	Personal Wealth Management	3
SO/WS 223	Marriage and the Family	3
SO/WS 300	Sociology of Gender and Sexual Behavior	3
or KIN 406	Human Sexuality
SO 301	Parenting and Socialization	3
SO 331/CJ 330/WS 330	Family Violence	3
or SW 305	Social Services, Programs, and Policies
SO/WS 443	Social Psychology of Intimate Relationships	3
or PY 450	Psychology of Close Relationships
SO 495	Internship in Sociological Practice	3-6
Total Hours		30-33