Parent and Family Education

Students who complete the certificate in parent and family education will demonstrate effective teaching and presentation skills. Additionally, completion of this certificate, along with other coursework, helps prepare students to become Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

Effectively communicate principles pertaining to healthy marriage and family functioning.
Demonstrate effective teaching skills pertaining to family life education.

Certificate of Parent and Family Education

Program Requirements

Certificates lead to associate and bachelor's degrees. For more information about which programs this certificate stacks into, visit the Programs List page.

This is an advanced certificate. Prior to working on this certificate, you must complete Advanced Marriage and Family Functioning.

Certificate

15 CREDITS

Associate

60 CREDITS

Bachelor's

120 CREDITS

Certificate of Parent and Family Education

Course Code

Course Name

# of Credits

FAML200

Preparation for Marriage

FAML200 — 2 credits

Preparation for Marriage

This course highlights skills, attitudes, behaviors, and principles needed to prepare oneself for a strong marriage and to wisely select a marriage partner. Preparation for marriage is also emphasized by focusing on healthy practices related to dating, courtship, engagement, and the transition following marriage.

FAML120

Parenting Skills

FAML120 — 1 credits

Parenting Skills

This course consists of foundational principles and basic skills of parent-child interaction. Students will apply typical decisions, problems, and opportunities encountered by parents.

FAML445

Teaching Family Life Education

FAML445 — 4 credits

Teaching Family Life Education

This course will give students practical experience by having them prepare the curriculum needed to teach a workshop or seminar on some aspect of family life. After preparing the curriculum, students will market the program, conduct the workshop, and evaluate the effectiveness of the education. A strong emphasis will be placed on how to teach effectively in group settings.

CHILD330

Parent Education

CHILD330 — 2 credits

Parent Education

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to teach parent education classes. It explores a variety of parent education programs and encourages students to think carefully and critically about parenting materials.

FCS340

Money Management

FCS340 — 3 credits

Money Management

This course covers financial concepts of direct concern to the individual or family. Budgeting, financial institutions and services, consumer buying, use and control of credit, financial records, buying and selling homes, insurance, and basic investments will be explored.

CHILD310

Early and Middle Child Development

CHILD310 — 3 credits

Early and Middle Child Development

This course is designed to help students gain deeper knowledge of developmental science – understanding of children’s development in the physical, cognitive, and emotional/social domains, developmental theory, and core developmental concepts during early and middle childhood - and to increase students’ disposition to apply developmental science knowledge to plan and implement effective interventions to foster optimum development of children they will serve in their roles as professionals, parents and in church and community settings.

For questions about this program, contact BYU-Pathway Support

Degree Options

Customize your degree

BYU-Pathway degree programs (offered in partnership with and granted from BYU-Idaho) are made up of a series of certificates, general and religious education courses, and electives.

Use the following tool to view options for building a degree.
View descriptions for individual certificates and degrees .

Step 1

Select 1st certificate

Step 2

Select 2nd Certificate

Associate Degree Associate of Applied Business Management Associate of Applied Technology Associate of Applied Health Associate of Family History Research Associate of Marriage & Family Studies Associate of Professional Studies

Step 3

Select 3rd Certificate

Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's of Applied Business Management Bachelor's of Applied Technology Bachelor's of Marriage & Family Studies Bachelor's of Applied Health Bachelor's of Professional Studies

Certificate

Associate

Bachelor's

First Certificate Associate of Family History Research Associate of Applied Business Management Associate of Applied Technology Associate of Marriage & Family Studies Associate of Professional Studies Associate of Applied Health Bachelor's of Applied Business Management Bachelor's of Applied Technology Bachelor's of Marriage & Family Studies Bachelor's of Professional Studies Bachelor's of Applied Health

Certificate

First Certificate

Certificate

Second Certificate

General Education & Elective Courses

Certificate

Third Certificate

General Education & Elective Courses

Bachelor's of Professional Studies

Students who complete an associate degree in family history research may continue on and earn a bachelor's degree in Professional Studies.