Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HDFS coursework.
Generated from Oklahoma State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate HDFS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 76 HDFS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 134 more HDFS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HDFS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course.; Three hours from:; NSCI 2114; 4 hours from courses designated (N) with one (L); Exploring Society &
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College/Departmental Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Human Sciences; Human Development and Family Science
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Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Family Life Education Core; Developmental Core; Risk & Resilience Science Core
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English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Courses designated (Q); Must include one MATH course.; Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course; Courses designated (N) with one (L); Explorin
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English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course; Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S); Diversity (D); Global Cultural Competency (G); Courses desig
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English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course; Courses designated (N); Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S); Courses designated (S); Diversity (D
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: HDFS 3023
Gateway: HDFS 3103
The deepest prerequisite chains in HDFS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at HDFS 3103
5 courses deep, ending at HDFS 3024
4 courses deep, ending at HDFS 2211
4 courses deep, ending at HDFS 4036
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Minimum GPA 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course
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Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Minimum GPA of 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course; Select 4 hours of electives from the following:; Upper-division RT course and/or:
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Arts & Humanities; (See note 2.a.); Natural & Mathematics Sciences; (See Note 2.b.); Foreign Language; (See note 3.); 0-6 hours; Upper-Division General Education; 6 hours outside major department (See note 2.c.)
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Minimum major GPA 2.50 in major block.; Minimum GPA in all SOC/ANTH courses 2.50 with a minimum grade of "C" in all SOC/ANTH courses..; Minimum 30 hours of courses with SOC/ANTH prefix.; Core Requirements; Select 6 hours of the following:; Social Services; Select 9 hours from the following:; Select 9 hours from the following:
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All HDFS courses in the Oklahoma St catalog
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