Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences, Undergraduate Minor

About the Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences Undergraduate Minor

The CFAS department offers a minor in community, family, and addiction sciences (CFAS) that provides a basic understanding of family systems, addiction, recovery, and human services. It is designed for students who are interested in counseling, relationships, or human services. Courses for the minor are finalized and approved in conjunction with the student’s major and minor advisors. All required and prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. The minor requires 12 hours of foundational courses and 6 hours of prescribed electives. Electives are select upper-level courses that allow students to customize the minor based on their academic needs and career goals. The minor can also be utilized as a concentration for students completing the B.S. in Human Sciences and is available face-to-face or online. It is recommended that students complete the required coursework using the following guidelines:

1. First, take CARS 2301  and ADRS 2310 .
2. Second, take ADRS 3325 .
3. Third, choose two courses from ADRS 3329 , CARS 3320 , CARS 3324 , CARS 3325 , CARS 4330 .
4. Finally, take CARS 4331 .