Human Development & Family Science Registration Information

Dates and Deadlines

View Registration Dates Here
    

Registration Information
Norton School students have first access to register for HDFS courses in the fall and spring semesters.  If seats are available after Norton students have time to enroll we will then open registration to non-Norton students. Minors and non-majors are encouraged to take HDFS summer classes, which are available to all students.

• All other majors can begin enrolling in Spring 2025 starting on November 21st* if seats are available

*tentative dates, subject to change

View a list of Spring 2025 and Winter 2024 Course Offerings

Review HDFS Checklists and the Prerequisite Guide to Assist with Your Planning

Review these UAccess tutorials to learn how to enroll in courses

• Starting October 1st the Spring and Winter Schedule of classes will be available, and shopping carts will become available for planning your courses
  • Adding classes to your shopping cart makes it easier to register when your enrollment appointment begins.
  • You can also check your enrollment eligibility, like if you meet the enrollment requirements like prerequisites or placement.
  • Be prepared to have some backup classes in your cart in case your first choices are not available on your enrollment date. 
• Starting mid October, your priority registration date for Spring 2025 will be listed at the top of your UAccess Student Center. Remember that your enrollment date is based on your class standing, which is based on units completed as of the beginning of this semester, not how many years you’ve been a student. 
  • Seniors: 90 or more earned units
  • Juniors: 60 or more earned units
  • Sophomores: 30 or more eared units
  • First-Year: fewer than 30 earned units
• Remember that your enrollment appointment will begin on your assigned date, and registration will remain open to you until the first week of the spring semester! 
  • November 4 - Honors Seniors and Juniors, Athletes, Military Affiliated, ROTC, Fostering Success
  • November 7 - Seniors (90+ units), Honors First-Years and Sophomores 
  • November 11 - Juniors (60-89 units)
  • November 14 - Sophomores (30-59 units)
  • November 18 - First-Year (0-29 units)
  • All students can enroll in Winter courses starting November 4
• Take care of any holds that will restrict you from registering! You can find information about your holds at the top of your student center. 
• Unit Limit: Students may add a maximum of 19 units for a fall or spring semester course load. Students must request permission from their academic advisor to enroll more than 19 units. Summer and winter sessions have different maximum units that are allowed - View Maximum Number of Units Allowed Per Semester
   
• Open registration begins on or around November 20th 
  • When registering for courses like SOC 101, PSY 230, PSY 290A, or many other courses outside of the HDFS department, you may be unable to register during your priority registration week. This is also true for any SOC, PSY, CHS, etc. classes you may want to take for a thematic minor. These courses are often restricted to students majoring in these areas. If unable to register, you can try to enroll in these courses beginning on or around November 20th.
     
  • If interested in enrolling in Statistics or Research Methods through the Sociology Department (SOC 374 or SOC 375), you will need to get permission from the Sociology Department in Social Sciences Room 400, or by calling 520 621-3531.

If you're having trouble enrolling in a class, please read the error message carefully before asking an advisor. Make sure you look at the listed enrollment requirements for each class to understand the requirements to enroll! 

• Are you trying to enroll in a course that is restricted only to Honors students?
• Do you need a placement for the class? (common for math and science classes)
• Does the class require a certain pre-requisite?
• Are you trying to enroll in a course that is restricted only to certain majors? If so, you may need to wait until open registration to enroll. 
• Is the class full? 
• Is there a time conflict with a class in which you’re already enrolled? 
• Are you trying to enroll in more than 19 units? You need advisor permission to take more than 19 units!

View Enrollment Tutorials for more assistance!

• Complete the necessary applications and submit them to Student Services, McClelland Park 203 for review and to get enrolled in your units.
• Practicum is offered in the summer (open to both HDFS majors & minors)
• Internship is offered in the fall and spring (open to HDFS majors only)
• The priority date for both of these applications is always the last day of classes before the semester you intend to enroll in the course. 
• Research and Preceptor opportunities are also offered in the fall and spring

Applications and Information about Applied Skills courses can be found here:
Research, Independent Study, Preceptorships
Internships

For HDFS Course Sequencing: Review the HDFS Prerequisites and Typical Course Offering Guide to assist with your planning

Prerequisites

• We recommend that all HDFS students complete certain HDFS lower division courses (100-200 level) before starting many of the HDFS upper division courses (300-400 level).
   
• To ensure you are prepared for your upper level courses, please follow the recommended pre-requisites listed on the guide. You will feel the most prepared and will succeed academically in your 300-400 level classes if you successfully complete the recommended lower level courses first! 

Typical Course Offerings

• Some HDFS courses are only offered in specific semester (like only Fall, only Spring, or only Summer). As you are planning, make sure you plan your classes in the semesters they are offered, so you stay on track for your intended graduation timeline!
• To see how HDFS students commonly sequence their courses, view our sample graduation plan
• *Course rotations and offerings are subject to change, check with HDFS academic advising for updated semester course offerings