How to add an FYCS minor to your graduate program:
- Discuss our minor with your academic advisor and your department’s program coordinator.
- Schedule and appointment to discuss the minor with Crystal Tisby. She will provide you with the details and a to-do list.
The Minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences can be completed by students in an approved degree-accruing graduate program (professional, masters, doctoral) at the University of Florida, EXCEPT students enrolled in the MS program in FYCS. The minor is available to both traditional classroom and online students.
The Minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences provides students with knowledge about the theories and body of research that explain how families, youth, and communities develop and interact. The program consists of 9 hours of study for master’s students and 12 for doctoral students. All students must complete one of three foundation courses, Theories of Youth & Family Development (FYC 6230), Theories of Community Development (FYC 6330), or Theoretical Approaches to Youth Programming (FYC 6234). Master’s students will select two additional departmental electives to complete the minor, and doctoral students will select three additional courses—all additional courses are to be approved by the minor representative on the supervisory committee.
The Graduate School at the University of Florida requires that a representative from the program offering the minor serve on the student’s graduate supervisory committee. The minor will not be recognized by the Graduate School if you do not have a minor representative on your supervisory committee.
The minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits can be completed by students in an approved degree-accruing graduate program (professional, masters, doctoral) at the University of Florida, EXCEPT students enrolled in the MS program in FYCS. The minor is available to both traditional classroom and online students.
The Minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits provides students with an understanding of how to develop not-for-profit organizations to address problems facing families, youth and communities. The minor consists of 6 hours of study for master’s students and 12 credit hours for doctoral students. All students must complete two courses, Nonprofit Organizations (FYC 6421) and Fundraising for Nonprofits (FYC 6424). Additional courses needed to complete the minor are approved by the minor representative.
The Graduate School at the University of Florida requires that a representative from the program offering the minor serve on the student’s graduate supervisory committee. The minor will not be recognized by the Graduate School if you do not have a minor representative on your supervisory committee.
For students with specific professional credentials or advanced degrees.
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