Minor in Family Life (17–18 hours*)
Program Requirements
- This minor is intended for non-School of Family Life majors only.
- The School of Family Life requires a minimum of nine hours to be taken in residency at BYU and from the School of Family Life for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
- Complete the following:
SFL 100 : Strengthening Marriage and Family: Proclamation Principles and Scholarship.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Understanding, applying, and sharing principles of successful marriage and family life from the LDS proclamation on the family, using sacred and scholarly perspectives. |
SFL 160 : Introduction to Family Processes.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also; Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Ways of strengthening family life by understanding such family processes as generations, emotions, communication, and rituals. |
SFL 210 : Human Development.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Growth and development of the child from conception through adolescence; influences of family, peers, and schools. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
SFL 260 : Family Finance.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to time value of money, budgeting, saving, credit, taxes, housing, insurance, and investing emphasizing practical application in the home. |
- Complete two additional courses from the School of Family Life.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.