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About This Program
Enhance your knowledge of educational and support services for families, parents, and children with American Public University’s (APU) undergraduate certificate in family studies.
You’ll examine how individual needs and perceptions affect family dynamics while exploring the spectrum from child development through the aging process. You will also probe the multidimensional aspects of family law and policy in this family studies certificate online program.
A focus on the military family is also provided as one of the course options in this family studies program.
NOTE: This program does not award professional licensure and does not qualify you to apply for teaching licensure.
What You Will Do
- Investigate dynamics and cultural influences in the family unit
- Apply theoretical approaches to child rearing
- Develop practical skills for working with children and parents
- Explore aging and its effects on the family
- Appraise and discuss strategies and practices of healthy and effective marriages and family relations
Program at a Glance
Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 3588
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Choose 15 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 3693
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3585
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3601
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3598
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
---|---|---|---|
08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3702
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3592
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3700
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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08/29/22 - 02/03/23 | 02/06/23 - 04/02/23 | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3447
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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09/26/22 - 03/03/23 | 03/06/23 - 04/30/23 | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Admission Requirements
- All APU undergraduate programs require a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (i.e., GED).
- Please read all undergraduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
- There is no fee to complete the APU admission application. View steps to apply.
Materials Cost
Technology fee: $65 per course | $0 for active-duty military, National Guard members, and Reservists.
Need Help?
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*Cost Per Credit Hour
To minimize out-of-pocket costs, U.S. active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists receive a tuition grant that caps undergraduate, master's degree, and graduate certificate tuition at $250/credit hour. In addition, a university book grant provides no-cost textbooks and ebooks for all undergraduates and military-tuition-grant-eligible master’s-level students.
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