What is child and family services?
Why child and family services at OSU?
Career Paths
This program provides a strong foundation of studying families and relationships,
preparing you for many careers, including:
- Medicine
- Allied health care
- Family financial planning
- Early childhood education
- Social work
- Therapy
- Non-profit management
- Social entrepreneurship
- Law
- Counseling
- Research
- Child care
Highlights
Professional School Preparation
A strong curriculum with flexible electives offers excellent preparation for graduate or professional school, including medicine, business, nursing, health
professions, counseling, marriage and family therapy and law.
You have the opportunity for early admission to law school by completing a bachelor’s and a law degree in six years through the 3+3 option.
Internship Experiences
An integrated internship experience helps you apply classroom learning to the helping profession of your choice. Recent internships sites include Wings of Hope Family Crisis Center, the Saville Center for Child Advocacy, the American Red Cross, YMCA, CASA for Kids and Youth Services of Tulsa.
Coursework
Customize 21 hours of coursework to meet prerequisite requirements for the pre-professional tracks of law, medicine or allied healthcare programs or to prepare you to work with nonprofits, community organizations, child protective services, skilled nursing facilities and child care programs.
Student Perspective
“As a future physician, I believe a patient’s history, background and development is vital for success in holistic patient care. All of these factors tie back into the child and family services program. Being able to work with and learn about a wide range of children and families and how every individual is unique has truly been an advantage.”
Child and Family Services graduate
College of Education and Human Sciences