2025-2026 General Catalog 
    
    Aug 22, 2025  
2025-2026 General Catalog

Human Sciences


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This transfer guide prepares students for academic transfer to a university in order to complete requirements for a baccalaureate degree in a human sciences discipline including Apparel Design & Manufacturing, Counseling & Addiction Recovery Sciences, Human Development & Family Sciences, Interior Design, Personal Financial Planning, Restaurant, Hotel, & Institutional Management, and Retail Management. Students who want to pursue a degree in Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics should follow the AS in Nutritional Sciences pathway. An Associate of Science degree will be achieved upon successful completion of the recommended coursework below. 

Faculty advisor is Keila Ketchersid, Professor of Nutrition.

Suggested Transfer Guide

First Semester


Total Semester Hours: 13


Second Semester


  • American History Core*

  • Mathematics Core*

  • Social & Behavioral Sciences Core*

  • Kinesiology Activity

  • Speech Communication Core* 

Total Semester Hours: 16


Third Semester


Total Semester Hours: 14


Fourth Semester


  • Creative Arts Core*

  • Institutional Option Core*

  • Life and Physical Sciences Core with Lab*

  • Foreign Language or Human Sciences Elective*

Total Semester Hours: 17


Notes


*Consult faculty advisor for proper choice of courses.

*Human Sciences electives will include any of the following course prefixes: ARTS, BUSI, HECO, PSYC, SOCI. Please consult faculty advisor to determine what courses are needed for specific programs at universities.

*Participants in the Texan to Red Raider co-enrollment program, may apply any of the following courses from Texas Tech University as a Human Sciences Elective, which will count towards the requirements of the degree program list above: 

HUSC 1100, Introduction to Human Sciences (all College of Health & Human Sciences)

Family & Consumer Sciences Education

FCSE 2102, Introduction to Family & Consumer Sciences

FCSE 2300, Adulting 101: Real Skills for Real Life

ID 1381, Introduction to Interior Design

HRM 2310, Introduction to Hospitality and Retail Management 

HUSC 2310, Foundations of Human Sciences

Counseling & Addiction Services

CARS 2301, Introduction to Counseling and Addiction Recovery Sciences

CARS 2360, Understanding Diversity

CARS 2390, Understanding Research & Academic Writing

ADRS 2310, Understanding Alcohol, Drugs, and Addictive Behaviors

Apparrel Design & Manufacturing

ADM 1301, Introduction to Apparel Design

ADM 1303, Clothing Construction

ID 1381, Introduction to Interior Design

Interior Design

ID 1381, Introduction to Interior Design

ID 1385, Interior Design Studio

Fashion Merchandising

HRM 2310, Introduction to Hospitality & Retail Management

RETL 1320, Fashion & Modern Culture

RETL 2320, Fashion Trends

Event Management

HRM 2310, Introduction to Hospitality & Retail Management

RHIM 2345, Introduction to Event & Venue Management

Restaurant, Hotel, & Institutional Management

HRM 2310, Introduction to Hospitality & Retail Management

RHIM 2308, Hotel Operations

Retail Management

HRM 2310, Introduction to Hospitality & Retail Management

RETL 1320, Fashion & Modern Culture

Human Development & Family Sciences

HDFS 2300, Gender Development: Lifespace Perspectives

Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics

NS 1201, Introduction to Dietetics

NS 2310, The Science of Food

NS 2380, Cultural Aspects of Food

Applied Personal Finance

PFI 1302, Cultural & Gender Diversity in Personal Finance

PFI 1305, Life, Love, & Money

Personal Financial Planning

PFP 2315, Personal Financial Planning for Professionals

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